word association

Example Sentences

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Despite their supreme advances, most A.I. and machine learning tools are inconsistent and unreliable—as well as easily exploitable—because at their core, they’re machines trained to play word association and syntax prediction, not to produce actual conversation.

From Slate

With an aw-shucks demeanor, Booth deflected my professional compliment and articulated his appreciation of newspapers, which he read partly to generate word association ideas for his cartoons.

From Washington Post

Perhaps via word association or inundation in popular culture, orangutans are synonymous with their recognizably reddish-orange fur.

From Salon

Mooney said “Word Association” was inspired by similarly frustrating exchanges with executives who grilled him on his writing credentials before agreeing to bring him on for Pryor’s SNL debut.

From Washington Post

“Chevy’s the boss, interviewing Richard for a janitor’s job. The White personnel interviewer suggests they do some word association, so he can test if the Black man’s fit to employ.”

From Washington Post