clang association

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noun

psychol the association made between two words because they sound similar; for example cling and ring

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Words nearby clang association

clamworm, clan, Clancy, clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank

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How to use clang association in a sentence

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?
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The juxtaposition planted a story of association on websites that touted both men for their talks.
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The scheme has been condemned by civil liberties groups and queried by the National Association of Head Teachers.
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Delta is a Platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association.
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And so it is with the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Police Officers Association.
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"It is ill-fated;" and Alessandro blamed himself for having forgotten her only association with the name.
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In the meanwhile, Planner grew actually enamoured of the Pantamorphica Association.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Governor Endicott, and other influential men in Massachusetts, formed an association against wearing long hair!
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Association itself was in the same condition—gone irrecoverably likewise.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Probably this is due to the long association of intellectuality and science with heresy.
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