as in complementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the correlative contributions that both teacher and student make to the learning process
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Recent Examples of correlative
With the passage of each anti-LGBTQ+ bill last year in Oklahoma, there was a correlative spike in calls to the Rainbow Youth Project’s Oklahoma crisis center line.
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Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
Because of the correlative nature of the study, the researchers can't make specific recommendations to dog owners to ensure better canine health.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
The holy grail for AI programmers is to move from correlative outcomes, which is essentially what all AI today does, to causative outcomes that in essence include intuition and cognitive insight.
—Michael Auslin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
Previous work on this fundamental concept was restricted to schematic baby representations or correlative approaches.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2013
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Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
Because of the correlative nature of the study, the researchers can't make specific recommendations to dog owners to ensure better canine health.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
The holy grail for AI programmers is to move from correlative outcomes, which is essentially what all AI today does, to causative outcomes that in essence include intuition and cognitive insight.
—Michael Auslin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
Previous work on this fundamental concept was restricted to schematic baby representations or correlative approaches.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2013
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlative
Adjective
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These findings, when considered alongside observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), provide complementary evidence for understanding this comet's unusual chemistry.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, on a young team like the Red Sox, Schwarber would need to be a complementary piece to Anthony and the other young, talented players in Boston.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The district would also need to create supplementary resources to help teachers incorporate AI into the classroom.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Although the existing tariff levels—19 percent for Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand, and 20 percent for Vietnam—remain unchanged, the reciprocal agreements detail new provisions, including zero tariffs for select goods, and stricter environmental and labor compliance terms.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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The framework puts the reciprocal duty on Vietnamese imports at its current rate of 20 percent, which was set in July.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Our mutual faith became a bridge to one another, not a barrier.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, successive American presidents have entered office and engaged with Russia under the illusion that personal relationships with Russia’s leaders, mutual economic interest and appeasement of Russian demands would transform Russia’s role in the world.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Correlative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlative. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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