as in related
having a close or shared relationship
It turned out that the problem with the car was caused by two interrelated and expensive issues.
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Recent Examples of interrelated
Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Few faculty, by contrast, fully understand or appreciate these highly interrelated forces, each of which must be tracked carefully and responded to strategically by their institution’s governing board and administration.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
So, these are two big interrelated ideas that people need to get.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
In this way, the story of the musical functions on two interrelated levels.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
And his military and internal security apparatus may not have the time or ability to address its growing and interrelated internal and external threats simultaneously.
—Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Few faculty, by contrast, fully understand or appreciate these highly interrelated forces, each of which must be tracked carefully and responded to strategically by their institution’s governing board and administration.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
So, these are two big interrelated ideas that people need to get.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
In this way, the story of the musical functions on two interrelated levels.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrelated
Adjective
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The Justice Department cited prosecutorial discretion after the SEC moved to settle a related civil case, even as critics link the retreat to Trump’s suspension of overseas-bribery enforcement.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Further declines in home prices would deepen the hit to household balance sheets, said Lizzi Lee, a fellow at Center for China Analysis, noting that the property downturn has already inflicted significant job losses across construction and related sectors.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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As part of that package, Republicans included $1 billion for White House security enhancements, part of it connected to Trump’s ballroom.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Austin police arrested two juveniles Sunday who investigators believe were connected to 12 shooting incidents across the city that injured four people, struck two fire stations and triggered a shelter-in-place order in South Austin.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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On the topic, Becerra noted that the state should work with an AI company to ensure that data centers stay in California and operate in a manner that benefits residents rather than causing issues similar to other states.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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On Thursday, a tipster sent us a copy of a similar bulletin drafted by Nissan in anticipation of a similar supply crunch—and an accompanying price hike for service departments.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
15 May 2026
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Cooling towers were also the culprit in a large Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City last year, which was linked to 114 cases, 90 hospitalizations and seven deaths.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is warning residents of a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to baby poultry.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Humidity-loving plants are best grouped together.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
16 May 2026
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The state is divided into 20 Education Service Center Regions, in which school districts are grouped.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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In addition, Skyborne will provide operator and maintainer training so that US and allied personnel can safely use, support, and evaluate the systems in the field.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Pakistani authorities have long accused the Taliban government of sheltering the TTP, a separate group but closely allied to the Afghan Taliban.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Several of their castmates, including Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla, are also coupled up off-screen.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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In practice, this means Halloway’s cars are physically coupled to the same trains as Amtrak’s standard coaches and sleepers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Apr. 2026
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That pair is conjoined in history, sharing 1994 NBA Rookie of the Year honors and getting enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in the same class, 2018.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Those facilities, which account for about half the planet’s desalination capacity, are usually conjoined with power plants, making the complexes an even more vulnerable target.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Interrelated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrelated. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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