as in relationship
the relation between things that happen or change together The study found no correlation between the popular diet and decreased risk of heart disease.
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Recent Examples of correlation But Bertelli has also created his own aesthetic here, finding new correlations between the organic and the mechanic. —
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 Such visits don’t have a particularly strong historical correlation to who Denver ends up drafting, aside from a seventh-round swing last year on tight end Caleb Lohner. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026 But research has shown a correlation between poor purchasing practices and labor violations. —Sarah Dadush, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026 Rush’s dominance in the fan vote, however, was more correlation to their Rock Hall induction than causation. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for correlation
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 Such visits don’t have a particularly strong historical correlation to who Denver ends up drafting, aside from a seventh-round swing last year on tight end Caleb Lohner. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026 But research has shown a correlation between poor purchasing practices and labor violations. —Sarah Dadush, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026 Rush’s dominance in the fan vote, however, was more correlation to their Rock Hall induction than causation. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for correlation
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Hartnett shared the secret to their solid relationship in August 2024.— Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Talk to me a little bit about how Santos’ own experience with addiction and self-harm colors her relationship with Langdon.— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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As to why the format interested him, Hawley pointed to a similarity with Fargo.— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
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Using advanced language modeling and similarity analysis, the platform matches an internal job title with the five most relevant benchmark jobs in ERI’s database.— Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Correlation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/correlation. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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