as in relationship
the relation between things that happen or change together
The study found no correlation between the popular diet and decreased risk of heart disease.
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Recent Examples of correlation
The negative correlation between insufficient sleep and life expectancy held in most states across every year studied, even after controlling for smoking, diet and physical inactivity.
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
In the aggregate, there is a correlation between earlier picks and better outcomes, but exceptions abound.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
As the berries rot and attract flies, there’s a more direct correlation to the ways that migrant life wears down the souls of these workers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Fighting appears to shift in Ukraine’s favor The correlation of forces in the war has shifted in recent months.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
In the aggregate, there is a correlation between earlier picks and better outcomes, but exceptions abound.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
As the berries rot and attract flies, there’s a more direct correlation to the ways that migrant life wears down the souls of these workers.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Fighting appears to shift in Ukraine’s favor The correlation of forces in the war has shifted in recent months.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlation
Noun
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Price is still working on coming to terms with the complexity of their relationship and says one of the hardest lessons was accepting that closure does not always come in the form people hope for.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Many people, especially women, spend a painful amount of time worrying about attraction in their relationships.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Noun
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But Bright maintains that the main similarity between the two is ice hockey.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
22 May 2026
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Each tribe or nation in the region passes down their own oral histories about this spectacular landform, but there are similarities among them.—
Kelsey Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
22 May 2026
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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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