as in supplement
something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else
the often uneasy relationship between the employer and his correlate, the employee
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as in to associate
to think of (something) in combination
a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work
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Recent Examples of correlate
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Research has also shown pupillometry to be a sensitive, objective correlate of speech intelligibility and mental strain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Jeffery’s lab studies the ageing retina, in which functional decline correlates with mitochondrial deterioration.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Based on a memoir of the same title by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film crafts a cinematic correlate for the author’s distinctive narrative method.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
Research has also shown pupillometry to be a sensitive, objective correlate of speech intelligibility and mental strain.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Saudi's index, which is closely correlated to energy markets, has been turbo-charged by the spike in oil prices, while Oman has benefitted from investors seeking safe havens, according to Damanick Dantes, founder of Dantes Outlook.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Jeffery’s lab studies the ageing retina, in which functional decline correlates with mitochondrial deterioration.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlate
Noun
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There is no magical food or supplement that can transform an average athlete into a superstar.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Instead, they are typically now found in supplements, tinctures, teas, powders and functional foods – often combined with other ingredients like caffeine, vitamins or additional herbs.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That can help with weight loss, which is associated with reducing hot flashes and night sweats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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For one project, Cohen tried to disrupt a protein associated with insulin resistance and diabetes.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The country’s once-reluctant medical establishment is increasingly welcoming the way doulas complement doctors and nurses, and with insurance coverage growing fast, parents from across the economic spectrum can now take advantage.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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His quickness might need some refining going to the NFL level, but his gap-scheme ability and receiving ability would make for a perfect complement in a running back room.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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The suspect has been identified as 64-year-old James Andrew Thompson, and his wife was the first to call for help, Hickory police said in an April 3 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both, only identified as a 40-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman, were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The original complaint claims the airport violated federal grant assurances connected to more than $1 million the county accepted since 2022, when the effective ban on ultralights began.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The cave system was significantly impacted by construction of the Maya Train under former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, intended to connect Tulum and other tourist destinations to remote areas.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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During the men’s Euros in 2024, police forces reported 351 incidents of domestic abuse as being football-related.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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This album explores nothing less than the cycle of life, as related through changes of season.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Wright equates climate-change activists to alarmists and has likened efforts by Democrats to combat global warming to Soviet-style communism.—
Anca Gurzu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Leon expressed frustration at Roth's attempts to equate the massive ballroom project with relatively modest construction work at the White House under previous administrations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Observer compared full-time city employee salaries from its database to publicly available data for similar positions in Mecklenburg County and other cities throughout the country.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The proliferation of biennials in the ’90s made the art world multicentric and global, a radical shift compared with previous decades.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Correlate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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