associating

verb

Definition of associatingnext
present participle of associate
1
as in travelling
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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3
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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4
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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5
as in mixing
to take part in social activities you should try to associate with people your own age

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for associating
  1. identifying
  2. connecting
  3. uniting
  4. linking
  5. collaborating
  6. comparing
  7. joining
  8. running
Verb
  • In addition to identifying the main elements of a settlement, the United States needs a plan for getting there.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • Gone are the days when connecting with others meant hovering awkwardly around a plate of sweating cheese cubes, or trying to fit your whole name on a too-small name tag.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Consider taking public speaking courses to learn various techniques for connecting with the audience, such as the right tone of voice, body language, the art of storytelling, and anxiety management.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • The uniting force here for all of them, as members of the Philadelphia community at the end of the day, is the charitable outcome.
    Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As a consequence, rather than uniting communities, DEI efforts have often amplified divisions, leaving educators, parents, and students caught between conflicting ideologies and unclear educational priorities.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of uniting
Verb
  • Seeger also mentored him, linking him to an older generation of folk singers who prized the music’s traditional roots and links to leftist politics.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The key waterway is crucial for the world's economy, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of linking
Verb
  • The two are also not ruling out collaborating with Dream in the future.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One standout moment was collaborating with Kyle De Volle — Rita Ora’s stylist — together with Ora starring in the campaigne, which propelled Charlotte Simone, both as a brand and as an independent designer, into a new stratosphere.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of collaborating
Verb
  • Palantir is by far the most expensive stock on the S&P by its price-to-sales ratio, a metric comparing companies’ trailing 12-month revenues to its market value.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Graphic Tees with Fun Internet Sayings Carter also critiqued graphic tees emblazoned with quirky internet sayings, comparing their rise to the with mustache motifs.
    Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of comparing
Verb
  • Everyone wants to link the Lions offensive coordinator to the Bears job (including us above), but joining a division with Detroit, Green Bay and Minnesota might not be the best career move.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Smaller Mitsubishi Motors, in which Nissan is top shareholder, was also considering joining and would make a decision by the end of January, the companies said.
    Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of joining
Verb
  • Biden, or whoever is running the White House, should be ashamed.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Not knowing which country the event's most important matches will be played underlines cricket being handcuffed to the whims of money-spinner India, whose power might be heightened by the ascension of former boss Jay Shah running the sport's affairs globally.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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