correlating

present participle of correlate
as in associating
to think of (something) in combination a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work

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Recent Examples of correlating What does Open Command do and not do in terms of correlating with pitcher quality statistics? Eno Sarris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Organizations need security operations capable of correlating multiple attack vectors, responding at machine speed and continuously learning from attacks occurring far beyond the walls of any single enterprise. Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Another study observed children as young as ten months old correlating larger physical statures with dominance. Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally. William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Clearly, something correlating with a generational change is shaping this disease. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 By correlating this economic power with global viewership trends, NNAF will validate the thesis that African content is not just culturally significant, but a commercially viable sector ready for institutional scale. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026 Some of the connections are easy to spot, like designers leaning into richer, more saturated color palettes correlating with jewelry acting less as a neutral accent and more as a visual counterpoint. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026 Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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  • The web now contains one more independent page associating that company with a particular problem, category or use case.
    Mat Golubovic, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For creators, attending a Grand Slam can signal something to their audiences beyond an interest in tennis; for brands, the appeal lies partly in associating themselves with that cachet.
    Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Mensah is at his best identifying vulnerable matchups and delivering with accuracy.
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But for thousands who still mourn, especially in the New York region on the 25th anniversary, such fundamental concerns about identifying the victims, counting the dead and finding the culprits is the equivalent of an open wound.
    Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
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  • Currently, meeting a connecting passenger generally requires the traveler to leave the secure area of the airport, then go through security again before continuing their trip.
    Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In each case, the value comes not from the technology alone but from connecting data to a decision an agency already needs to make.
    Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Reportedly, this system operates through a two-way connection, linking real-time image recognition directly with surgical manipulation.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Bridget had no clear motive, and there was no direct evidence linking her to the murders.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Under its terms, the incentive allows a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to postproduction in California.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Correlating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlating. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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