- present tense form of correlate (3rd person singular).
correlates
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"We started looking at things like latitude, oxygen availability, and habitat type as possible correlates to explain why certain species and individuals were larger than others, but we weren't seeing any patterns."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Their frequency correlates with increasing volumes of oil moving via the strait and dwindling Iranian control, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Further research also is needed on a bigger sample size to see how the study correlates to a broad population.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the slight dip in unemployment correlates with a decline in labor-force participation.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
This process correlates with the age of a person: the older we are, the shorter our telomeres, and the fewer times our cells have left to divide before they die.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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