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Definition of correlatednext

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
Chinese purchase commitments tend to be inversely correlated with how loudly they are announced. Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 So the whole play on words was the birds and the bees,which is kind of correlated to both John Logan and John Tucker’s stories, in a sense. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 May 2026 Those tau reductions also correlated to a slowing of cognitive decline. Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 May 2026 But valuations are likely closely correlated to real-world spending, and the results bear that out. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026 Meanwhile, on Facebook, posting behavior is correlated on both sides of the partisan divide and has more to do with how active the most partisan users are, prompting casual users to disengage so that those louder voices dominate, making the platform narrower and more ideologically extreme. ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026 More passive use of social media is correlated with more depression and anxiety, Greenberg said. CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Nike’s recent Kobe All-Star reissues have correlated with the city hosting each year’s respective event. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 After every race, his team analyzes a litany of granular data points, including which skis performed best on what kind of snow and which garments correlated with faster results. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, real estate consolidation leverages hybrid working models to help reduce office space needs and associated expenses.
    Miguel Eiras Antunes, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • There is usually a delay between the onset of the event and its associated effects.
    Dan Peck, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Blue Jay The blue jay is easily identified by its flamboyant personality, bold blue feathers, and size.
    Christopher Gangemi, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • Two high school students killed in a fiery Sunday crash near Rancho Murieta were identified by family and friends.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • And never log into any Google account through a linked or popup sign-in prompt.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • No one can peer at their respective architectures, weights (the various connection strengths among linked neurons), or activations (what numbers are being calculated given the inputs and weights while the models are running) without the company granting special access.
    Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • For a successful but not world-conquering rapper like Rashad, making a living relies on making sure that fans continue to feel connected to him.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • Delays increase across connected supply chains, and weaker vendors can quickly come under financial strain.
    Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Shifting gears confidently into the second half of the season, this week’s episode has a more cohesive feel than the show has been able to manage so far, turning a series of interrelated crises into a Magnolia-esque montage of desperation from most of the major characters.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 3 May 2026
  • The result of Murakami’s thinking about the cyclical, interrelated influence of art upon itself in different historical eras, spanning east to west and back again, can be seen on the white walls at Perrotin.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The now 27-year-old joined fellow La Liga side Elche on loan for the rest of the season in late August but has not been able to establish himself as first-choice there.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Correlated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlated. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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