CORRELATING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

correlating

verb

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 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 By correlating these dimensions, leaders gain a holistic view of cost drivers and value creation. — Hakan Ekmen, Forbes.com, 1 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 I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025

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And somewhere in the mix is a new technology facility that many are associating with a data center.

— John Ramos, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Campbell argues that Latchford’s donations helped bolster his credibility as a scholar by associating his name with top institutions.

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

Definition of associating

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The program has also introduced Earthster, a modeling platform that helps companies evaluate the environmental impact of semiconductor manufacturing by identifying energy use, material consumption, and carbon-emission hotspots across their products.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
The unknown profile, prosecutors said, did not contain enough identifying information to be submitted to CODIS, the national DNA database.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of identifying

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There will be connecting passengers at either end of that Tokyo flight, of course, but connections can be made at several hubs, many of which have cheaper landing fees than Chicago.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
The private mountain road is the only way in and out of the subdivision, connecting residents to nearby highways and the surrounding communities.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of connecting

Verb

North Carolina is not reporting any outbreaks and has not identified a common source linking the cases as of Monday, July 6, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

— Eva Flowe July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
The companies said their new solution answers that call by linking Pickle’s robotic unloaders with Ambi’s AmbiStack system.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of linking

Verb

So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

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