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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
These stressors seem to be more closely correlated with rising depression and suicide concerns than social media use. Jennifer Huddleston, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 Savings rates also tend to be correlated with changes in the target federal funds rate. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 Some might protest that the inflation rate and bank lending rate are correlated, and therefore HAMI double-counts the effects of inflation. Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026 In one way, literally — the particular trait of openness can even be correlated, Gross says, to a longer life. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026 Inside was a spinning disc whose holes correlated to just a few lines of pixels. Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Researchers measured piRNA levels in adults aged 71 and older and found that lower levels of certain piRNAs correlated to longer survival. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Price and quality are often correlated. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 The impasse in Washington is not directly correlated to the quality of work that TSA agents perform. Beth Collums, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlated
Adjective
  • Berman and Kessler maintain that Learfield, Playfly Sports, JMI Sports and various third-party brand sponsors don’t fit the definition of an associated entity.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Most data can be accessed either by clicking on the appropriate circle or scrolling down the page to find the associated chart.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The person who had called in the incident identified Sweeney, who was still there, as her killer.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The Sleep Switch Inside Your Brain The team identified two chemical messengers in the hypothalamus that work like an accelerator and a brake.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 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
  • About 50% of Open Door's 60,000 patients are on Medicaid, the joint state and federal insurance program that, together with the related Children's Health Insurance Program, covers about 76 million people with low incomes or disabilities.
    Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey and other states are exploring similar legislation, while New York has already enacted a related pricing transparency law.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Gukesh has a maturity that seems connected to his openness to instinctual play, and to his awareness of the depth and power of human feeling.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Leaving them connected increases the risk of further damage or a fire.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • There are varied, complex and often interrelated reasons why so many Venezuelans have made Westonzuela their home.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • During the surgery following the colonoscopy, Shaknovsky did not perform a routine test, which would have ensured there were no leaks in a newly joined intestine, according to the complaint.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Correlated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlated. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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