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
Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
Nonetheless, significant work has occurred on some of the neuronal correlates of REM sleeping in rodents and songbirds.
—Malcolm MacIver, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The average American may have two or three ADHD symptoms, but that doesn't correlate to a diagnosis.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This pull-back correlates with the growing insistence from investors for profitability, shifting streamers’ business tactics.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
Nonetheless, significant work has occurred on some of the neuronal correlates of REM sleeping in rodents and songbirds.
—Malcolm MacIver, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
Verb
The results were unambiguous: more screen time correlated with less sleep, but social media was not the culprit alone.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
The average American may have two or three ADHD symptoms, but that doesn't correlate to a diagnosis.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlate
Noun
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Choosing the best magnesium supplement for you depends on your reasons for taking it and your overall health goals.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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The benefits of brewer’s yeast have been known for millennia and rival hair-growing supplements like biotin and folic acid.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those historic missions and the pioneers associated with them should not be forgotten.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Scroll down for a complete list of articles associated with this month’s challenge.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The springtime complement to Halloween Horror Nights, Fan Fest Nights focuses on theme park theatrics and sci-fi, gaming and anime rather than horror.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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As Swansea looks to cement itself as the country’s dominant force, whether Modric—a European who’s experienced English soccer at Tottenham Hotspur—complements or disrupts the U.S. owners’ thinking will be fascinating.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Exposure is believed to be limited, and known contacts have been identified and contacted.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Erkan’s father identified him to police after surveillance footage captured Erkan fleeing the scene in a 2011 Silver Toyota RAV-4, according to prosecutors.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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One of the male suspects connected to the hit-and-run was detained and subsequently released by the California Highway Patrol but other two suspects were not located.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Engineering strength depends on an interpretive framework that relates forces, the size of an object and their ratio − which represents mechanical stress.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That's not because anyone is celebrating another person losing a job, but rather out of the belief fewer IRS agents will equate with fewer audits and other negative consequences taxpayers could encounter.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Her reflections have struck a chord, particularly among millennial women who feel burned out by the demands of a culture that equates self-worth with achievement and glorifies the daily grind.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Based on company performance tests, Park claims the new processor will offer three times the power savings for AI workloads compared with Nvidia’s most energy-efficient AI chip, the H100, the first in its Hopper series, launched in late 2022.—
John Kang,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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About 12 percent of women have their sleep regularly interrupted by their young children, compared with less than 3 percent of men.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Correlate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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