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correlated

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verb

past tense of correlate
as in identified
to think of (something) in combination a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work

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Recent Examples of correlated
Verb
On top of that, the levels of humans’ fever correlated with those of the equivalent reaction in mice, Ley says. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 Education is worth belaboring because clusters of high-performing colleges and universities are correlated to powering economic growth. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 While vendor concentration can shut down the system, cognitive concentration can leave the system running while decisions become correlated. — Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Even when controlling for factors like weather and medical conditions, symptom severity correlated with higher skin temperature and less daily fluctuation in body temperature, meaning their bodies weren't cooling down as much at night. — Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 Macroeconomic pressures could derail the outlook, though the analyst said that rising interest rates typically aren’t correlated with any reaction by Royal Caribbean’s stock. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 That marks a change from earlier this year, when Bitcoin traded more like a risk-on asset that was more correlated with tech stocks. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Experts believe the silver was organized by weight, which directly correlated with the metal’s value. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Entangled photons have quantum properties that remain correlated even when the particles are separated by long distances. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Wildfires California created first-in-the-nation standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke and to require insurance companies to pay for associated costs.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The companies also identified industrial logistics and supply-chain applications as potential areas for future cooperation.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In January 2002, an American citizen identified as Victim-7 was detained in Venezuela on charges alleging participation in a conspiracy to assassinate Maduro.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50.
    — Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • Of the roughly 400 bills, 108 were bans of kratom or its related chemicals, compared with 258 that set age limits, licensing requirements and potency limits, or banned synthetic kratom while keeping natural forms legal.
    — Chris Hacker, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024-25, working with the County manager’s office, the Bocc unanimously approved my Farmland Preservation Plan, and a related ordinance to establish an Agriculture Advisory Board (AAB) of local farmers.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Couples who match through the program are offered vouchers for subsequent dates, access to follow-up activities tied to festivals around Seoul, as well as an online and offline community where participants can stay connected.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Even so, every connected service adds another place where an AI assistant may interact with your personal information.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Not listed are some other interrelated organizations Wright has affiliated with that oppose gender-affirming care, including the Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine and Genspect's Killarney Group think tank.
    — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Studies like this underscore the many interrelated factors and moving pieces that contribute to trustworthiness.
    — Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026

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“Correlated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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