1
as in traveling
to come or be together as friends
a socially ambitious couple who joined the country club in order to associate with the right sort of people
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2
as in identifying
to think of (something) in combination
she still associates Memorial Day with her long-ago fiancé, who died in Vietnam
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as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water
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as in cooperating
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
nations deciding to associate in order to remove trade barriers
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as in mixing
to take part in social activities
you should try to associate with people your own age
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Recent Examples of associating
Her other daughter, Beatrice, is reportedly also choosing to focus on her family and would like to keep away from publicly associating with her parents.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Some children are associating key vocabulary words from the page to the pictures on the page.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
All have denied any wrongdoing or seeing anything untoward on their visits, and many have expressed regret at associating with Epstein.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
But for the most part, your brain gets used to it despite associating the aesthetic with chaos and momentum.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
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
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
Persico appeared before the judge Thursday after the feds charged him with violating his supervised release shortly after his July 2025 release from federal custody by associating with organized crime figures.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the dolphins may also be associating with non-dolphin-eating orcas to learn to distinguish their sounds from those of the threatening mammal-eating killer whales.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Some children are associating key vocabulary words from the page to the pictures on the page.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
All have denied any wrongdoing or seeing anything untoward on their visits, and many have expressed regret at associating with Epstein.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
But for the most part, your brain gets used to it despite associating the aesthetic with chaos and momentum.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
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
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
Persico appeared before the judge Thursday after the feds charged him with violating his supervised release shortly after his July 2025 release from federal custody by associating with organized crime figures.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Additionally, the dolphins may also be associating with non-dolphin-eating orcas to learn to distinguish their sounds from those of the threatening mammal-eating killer whales.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for associating
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Learning a language, studying abroad, or simply traveling to experience something entirely unfamiliar to you.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Woods' vehicle had been traveling between 84 and 87 mph in an area with a 45 mph speed limit, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at the time.—
Melissa Gaffney,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Earlier electrochemical approaches also faced limitations, including low yields and difficulty in clearly identifying the products formed.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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In 2022, a rumor surfaced in a Michigan school district that litter boxes were being added to unisex bathrooms for students identifying as cats, the New York Times reported.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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MyToonz is our strategic response to the connected TV revolution, combining storytelling excellence with smart distribution.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump is combining the art of war with the art of the deal.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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San Francisco police say the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Twiggs is cooperating with investigators and has not been charged with a crime.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Available only at the Milan campus for the moment, the core offering of the new educational project will be a three-year undergraduate program starting in October and mixing creative, technical and managerial skills.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many women spend years in treatment for depression without anyone connecting it back to hormones.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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One of those ideas that Segall cites as core to that thesis is a true crime concept centered around deepfakes, taking a genre that people know and enjoy, and connecting it to the world of technology in a unique way.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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By correlating this economic power with global viewership trends, NNAF will validate the thesis that African content is not just culturally significant, but a commercially viable sector ready for institutional scale.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ranchers of the borderlands have already achieved the impossible, uniting groups from opposite ends of the political spectrum under the banner of safeguarding the borderlands.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Take the famous photograph of the driving of the ceremonial golden spike uniting the railroad companies.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Associating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/associating. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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