as in associating
to think of (something) in combination
a demanding father who always correlated success with hard work
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Recent Examples of correlating
These digital twins operate as autonomous agents capable of validating issues, correlating signals, applying fixes and escalating to humans only when needed, compressing resolution times while improving service quality.
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Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Some of the connections are easy to spot, like designers leaning into richer, more saturated color palettes correlating with jewelry acting less as a neutral accent and more as a visual counterpoint.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.
—Charlotte Wilder, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Sustained low approval ratings often translate into political headwinds for incumbent presidents and their parties, historically correlating with losses in Congressional midterm contests.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Some of the connections are easy to spot, like designers leaning into richer, more saturated color palettes correlating with jewelry acting less as a neutral accent and more as a visual counterpoint.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
However, sometimes, the right play happens for the correlating gossip.
—Charlotte Wilder, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Clennon reprised the role nearly a decade later on Once and Again, marking the rare appearance of the same character on two series that are not spinoffs or directly correlating properties.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Sustained low approval ratings often translate into political headwinds for incumbent presidents and their parties, historically correlating with losses in Congressional midterm contests.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlating
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This rhetoric is employed to justify the state taking life, by associating the dead with national villainy.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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This result is likely because of stereotypes associating Asian American students with higher GPAs and Black students with lower GPAs.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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And expect to participate as a student of Spanish, identifying objects and colors as if in a beginner’s class.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Larimer County coroner will be responsible for identifying the driver after the family has been notified and an autopsy has been conducted, per the Denver Gazette.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Combat these fears by connecting your negotiation to your identity and personal goals.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Everyone planning, strategizing, connecting, feeding one another.—
Katherine Packert Burke,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Pope Leo made an appeal for a world free from antisemitism, prejudice, oppression and persecution Wednesday before linking the message to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was observed the day before.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Authorities, including the president’s office, dismissed news reports at the time linking the move to a coup plot and as the reason for the cancellation of Independence Day commemorations that month.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reps for both Harry and the King said that the pair met for tea at Clarence House, relating afterwards that no other details would be shared.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Correlating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlating. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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