as in associated
having a close connection like that between family members
the related fields of anthropology and archaeology
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as in bonded
to form a close personal relationship
she and I relate so well it's almost like we're siblings
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as in described
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
we asked our uncle to relate the story of his visit to communist Russia many years ago
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as in pertained
to have a relation or connection
how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?
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as in correlated
to think of (something) in combination
most Americans probably relate tea to the United Kingdom and coffee to the U.S.
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Recent Examples of related
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The 53-year-old mother of two was arrested by Albany police on Sept. 14 and charged with second-degree murder and related crimes.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Who’s covered? More than a third of Californians depend on Medi-Cal or the closely related Children’s Health Insurance Program to see a doctor, therapist, or dentist.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2025
The complaint contains claims for negligence, bad faith, conspiracy and related grievances.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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The team has also expanded its related businesses with a new entertainment division—Golden State Entertainment—while landing a WNBA expansion franchise, the Golden State Valkyries, that begin play this year.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The 53-year-old mother of two was arrested by Albany police on Sept. 14 and charged with second-degree murder and related crimes.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
Who’s covered? More than a third of Californians depend on Medi-Cal or the closely related Children’s Health Insurance Program to see a doctor, therapist, or dentist.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2025
The complaint contains claims for negligence, bad faith, conspiracy and related grievances.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for related
Adjective
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Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Mary described her role as largely self-directed.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Making matters worse, nine in 10 Haitians go all day without eating in what has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If Villa prepare assiduously to burst out of the blocks at home, then the inverse is often true on the road, comparable to a marathon runner who is unsure of their durability in the last few miles.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The past two comparable moves in this small-investor proxy, in November 2022 and March 2022, led to stiff near-term declines in the basket within weeks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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The outlet reported that an FAA statement said American Airlines requested a nationwide ground stop but referred all questions to the airline for more information.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
24 Dec. 2024
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Rocket Homes gets a referral fee — typically 35% of the brokerage’s commission — if the consumer ultimately buys a home with the brokerage that Rocket Homes referred them to, according to the lawsuit.—
JC Reindl,
Detroit Free Press,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But the ultimate haute couture adventure is visiting the Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter, which includes the original shop and the museum house where the line’s namesake American businessman and Allied spy lived after World War Two.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Diplomacy with adversaries is about gaining temporary advantages that constrain the other side; diplomacy with allied states is about longer-term entanglements that give the central power more freedom.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Over a one-week period, a concrete solution was applied to fill the hole until the leak stopped.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The company has announced that the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats will lose support in October 2025, disabling most of the connected features.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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That connected format has allowed communities to spring up all around the world, and when those communities come together, the magic of fighting games really comes through.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Related.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/related. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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