as in associated
having a close connection like that between family members
the related fields of anthropology and archaeology
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as in bonded
to form a close personal relationship
she and I relate so well it's almost like we're siblings
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as in described
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
we asked our uncle to relate the story of his visit to communist Russia many years ago
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as in pertained
to have a relation or connection
how does your comment relate to what the rest of us have been talking about for the last hour?
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as in correlated
to think of (something) in combination
most Americans probably relate tea to the United Kingdom and coffee to the U.S.
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Recent Examples of related
Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Nevertheless, much of his own theoretical work emerged from a distinct but related intellectual tradition, the post-Keynesian school, which was originally associated with some left-leaning British followers of John Maynard Keynes.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
The second thing that stands out related to the dip in freshmen enrollment is the nearly 9% drop at public schools.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
These views are highly related to confidence in the electoral count: 90% of voters who say Biden legitimately won the election express confidence that votes will be counted accurately this election cycle, compared with 30% of voters who say Biden did not legitimately win.
—Allison De Jong, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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A version of this article appeared in the November–December 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review.
—Eric Anicich, Harvard Business Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Nevertheless, much of his own theoretical work emerged from a distinct but related intellectual tradition, the post-Keynesian school, which was originally associated with some left-leaning British followers of John Maynard Keynes.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
The second thing that stands out related to the dip in freshmen enrollment is the nearly 9% drop at public schools.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
These views are highly related to confidence in the electoral count: 90% of voters who say Biden legitimately won the election express confidence that votes will be counted accurately this election cycle, compared with 30% of voters who say Biden did not legitimately win.
—Allison De Jong, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Researchers found that during such an experience, some of these LAAs were activated; re-activating the LAAs in a different environment appeared to stimulate recall of the memory and associated learning.Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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By altering the benchmarks reflective of the new expectation that agents will handle multiple chats concurrently, Autodesk has transformed both the goals and the associated behaviors, setting a new baseline for productivity.Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her younger brother Colin, age six, is the kooky one, while the baby of the family, 4-year-old Laurent, is described by his parents as a philosopher.Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Indemnification As described by Cornell Law School, indemnification occurs when one party compensates another party for damages or losses that have occurred related to specific events.Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a decline in comparable store sales and strategic pricing investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The allied exercise, which also involved South Korea and Japan, came after Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, on Thursday observed the launch of a Hwasong-19 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the country's largest missile and its longest nuclear missile test.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unlike a chatbot, an agent works within the parameters of a process and is told which applications or services to use.Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rasmussen told the Journal Sentinel that there's an incredibly high bar that the Democratic Party would have to overcome to win over his vote in November.Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
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When applied to each state’s eight individual grades used in my scorecard, this geeky math shows California’s grades had the highest deviation.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Australia's youth are some of the most connected in the world, with about 97% using social media across an average of four platforms.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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In particular, the Future TV Stage was brimming with inspiring best-case presentations on this topic, as well as addressable TV and connected TV.Ivan Guzenko, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris is seeing a thriving ecosystem develop in Dubai around superyachts and the yachting community, which has in turn spurred development of affiliated businesses and spinoffs.Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the treatment, weakly affiliated Democrats had a 19 percent higher basal testosterone than those who identified strongly with the party.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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