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
Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.
—Charlotte Wilder, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Sustained low approval ratings often translate into political headwinds for incumbent presidents and their parties, historically correlating with losses in Congressional midterm contests.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet literacy skills are foundational and essential to life, often correlating with income, health and other measures of success down the line, Renno said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.
—Charlotte Wilder, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Sustained low approval ratings often translate into political headwinds for incumbent presidents and their parties, historically correlating with losses in Congressional midterm contests.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet literacy skills are foundational and essential to life, often correlating with income, health and other measures of success down the line, Renno said.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlating
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Additionally, the dolphins may also be associating with non-dolphin-eating orcas to learn to distinguish their sounds from those of the threatening mammal-eating killer whales.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Dec. 2025
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Hellfire Club Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) is the only one still associating himself with the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High School, because the rest of the student body still thinks Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) is responsible for killing Vecna’s victims last season.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Officers were reportedly reviewing security camera footage in the area in hopes of identifying a suspect.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Last April, the Wyn Beauty founder shared a sweet video on her Instagram with her daughter Adira, as the little one practiced identifying colors.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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The institute offered NuVee early institutional support and mentorship as well as connecting Luna with collaborators at San Diego State University to aid in entrepreneurship and business development.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The outlet noted that the crane had been working on a rail project linking Thailand and China.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Mining fueled the development of railways, roads, and ports, linking the interior to global markets.—
Lindsey Granger,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Hildebrandt was a family and couples counselor who founded ConneXions and had made a name for herself by relating the practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to her clients' issues.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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This is a time which reminds us that relating is a skill.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Correlating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlating. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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