correlate
verb (used with object)
to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection.
correlating
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present participleof correlate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That metric’s rise was a strong signal to buy TJX in the prepandemic era, correlating with its rise to dominance in off-price.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
I reached similar results when correlating the total market value of each year’s IPOs and the stock market’s subsequent 10-year return, as you can see in the chart above.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Mr. Stob, a professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University, points out that “the idea of correlating outward appearance with interior mental abilities had been around for millennia.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The “Wander” guide maps out the division of the space into four regions correlating to bodies of water: the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
A mass of data is already at hand, and in process of sorting and correlating.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Henry Smith Williams
