How to Use associate in a Sentence

associate

1 of 3 verb
Definition of associatenext
Synonyms for associatenext
  • I no longer wish to be associated with people like him.
  • She associates herself with some pretty strange people.
  • That was a good time of life to be associated with the song and the holiday.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The boy started to associate shopping with a pleasant outcome, and the family was able to make longer and longer trips to the store.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The drug is associated with side effects like brain swelling and tiny bleeds in some patients.
    — Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2023
  • But anyone who boarded the Titan was aware of the risks associated with the voyage.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • By law, the fees are supposed to be tied to a credit card issuer's own costs associated with the late payment.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The cold front associated with this system will bring showers and storms along the southern and eastern coasts.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 July 2023
  • That’s partly because the woman was associated with the very same people who took the animals in the first place.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
  • There usually has to be a je nais sais quoi associated with a show for it to be deemed successful.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The idea is to share the risk associated with major disasters so no company is left to bear it alone.
    — Rebecca Boone and Michael Kunzelman, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In the modern era, the name Tesla is most commonly associated with a brand of electric cars.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 July 2023
  • One of the license plates associated with it was registered to a dead person.
    — CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • The salmon died while passing through a tunnel associated with the Iron Gate Dam, officials said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Several women associated with the case who tried to stand up for Huskins were shot down by police as well.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The artist’s death has also raised concerns over the safety of artists in genres associated with contentious themes.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In 2018, MacPherson was promoted to associate head coach in charge of defensive backs.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
  • After all, your employees are the ones that are going to be doing the work associated with your vision.
    — Christian Wiklund, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Of those brands, these 10 were associated with the highest rates of violations per store.
    — Emmanuel Martinez, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
  • While this section of the Haggadah is associated with youngsters, might the children referred to here include people of all ages?
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The symbol has in recent years been associated with right-wing populism and embraced by pro-gun movements.
    — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In the fall and not the spring, more birds drifted with the wind, and geomagnetic disturbances were associated with vagrancy.
    — Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • All court proceedings associated with the case are closed to members of the public, U.S. Embassy officials and the media.
    — Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The number of firearms linked to crimes associated with the store is especially alarming, Brown said, noting that many shops see only a handful, if any, of their firearms linked to crimes.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Carey has long been associated with the Christmas season.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023
  • For many Americans, learning to drive is a rite of passage, a skill associated with freedom.
    — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The legend associated with that cannon has not endured so well.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • So far there haven’t been any reports of illnesses associated with the recall.
    — Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That effort is particularly tricky in South Korea, where meat is associated with wealth and health, and where tabletop barbecuing is a way of life.
    — Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The Day-Date—a serious watch associated with multiple U.S. presidents—morphed into a pastel puzzle with hippy-dippy messages in place of the weekdays and emoticons in place of the date.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
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associate

2 of 3 noun
  • She started as an associate at the law firm.
  • Her associates respected her for her hard work.
  • In 1992, Linda was hired as a law clerk at the firm where Craig was a junior associate.
    — Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The store associates replaced the pair and also gave her a sweatshirt, shirt and leggings.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
  • That same year Whitehead was named a Globe associate artist.
    — Daniel E. Slotnik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • David has never been one to hide his disdain for Trump and his associates.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Some of his associates have even floated the idea of breaking ties with the Vatican.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Store associates, freed from the drudgery of scanning barcodes, would be close at hand to answer your questions.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2023
  • By the time of his death, his associates said, he had been held for 300 days in solitary penalty cells for alleged infractions, adding to the stress on his system.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • An easy solution would have been to skim the shelves and keep an associate nearby who could quickly replenish items out of stock.
    — Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • Be a good listener and a helpful associate, but don’t take the blame for someone else’s shortcomings.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Ellison, both a close business associate and a woman spurned, took a plea deal and is now a likely witness against him.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Clarence leaves behind a loving family and a sea of friends and associates that have changed the world and will continue to change the world for generations to come.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Dalio did not mention the extensive on-the-record sourcing in the book, including some of Bridgewater’s most senior associates over the years.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • This is when online shoppers connect with real, live sales associates through voice, text or video chat.
    — Jason Holland, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Another associate of Griselda's, Jean-Luc, cuts the station's electricity to distract the guards and Charly is able to make it over the fence.
    — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Other bystanders, including a recording artist and Lydia High, one of Mizell’s business associates, heard the shots in the control room.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The Rams have been increasing their outreach to high school coaches and athletes through Ghalee Wadood, the Rams’ associate manager for high school football.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023
  • At each stop, associates affixed stickers to the bottle and took pictures of it with the local team at notable landmarks around each location.
    — Terry Wagner, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • After extending his own rule beyond the two-term norm, Xi last year promoted a new economic team run by a pair of his long-time associates.
    — Bloomberg.com, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In 1992, John Cleaveland Realty hired Glasson’s friend as a sales associate.
    — Robert Draper, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But the Guardians might want a younger manager such as Rangers associate manager Will Venable to work closely with the analytics staff.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Virgo August 23-September 22 A longtime associate of yours could introduce you to the rest of their circle very soon.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • The lawmaker and Proffitt remain close friends and business associates.
    — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The assignment doesn’t cast much dread on the proceedings, even after a nosy associate (Adam Nagaitis) issues a warning to Wilson that his new amigos have some ties to the target.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Hudie worked for five years to earn an associate degree in education, the outlet reported.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023
  • Like le Carré, Forsyth was an associate of MI6 (as a longtime unpaid informant).
    — Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The human brain associates warm colors —such as red, orange, and yellow— with a range of feelings, including passion, comfort, anger, and power.
    — Condé Nast, Vogue, 21 June 2023
  • Documents containing the names of some of his associates are being publicly released.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The prosecutors’ star witness was a kindergarten teacher and former associate of the group, Johannes D., 30, who confirmed that Lina E. had played a leadership role.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
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associate

3 of 3 adjective
  • He's an associate member of the club but he hopes to become a full member soon.
  • She was promoted from assistant editor to associate editor and may soon be promoted to senior editor.
  • Bucs associate head coach Fredric Bonal will take over the team.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Travis Hall is the associate news editor for Field & Stream.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Frank, who resigned from the board of directors in 1990 but remained an associate pastor, was the first to go.
    — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Maile has since accepted a job at Boise State as an associate head coach and defensive line coach.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • As a result of the resignation, associate coach Pascal Vincent will take over as head coach for the Blue Jackets.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Miami has tapped Indiana associate head coach Glenn Box to take over the program.
    — Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 9 May 2023
  • But my first office role was as an associate fashion writer at Glamour.
    — Claire Stern, ELLE, 11 July 2023
  • In the past five years, the percentage of women who have served as associate editors of the publication has risen to 19 percent from 5 percent, Ramirez Cortés says.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Soho Theatre, where Brace was an associate director, revealed the sad news in a statement on Tuesday.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • At the end of the two-year program, the participants will be qualified to apply for an associate teacher Permit and will be prepared for full-time work with children.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Merritt is also listed on his USF bio as the associate head coach and run game coordinator.
    — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In addition, SwimSwam reported Michael Camper, who spent the past five seasons as associate head coach, has resigned.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
  • This experience led him to the discovery that directors only had the right to view the first rough cut and express their improvements to the associate producer.
    — Caroline Brew, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Manan Rawat, who has worked on several films as an associate director for the studio, will serve as co-director.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Before serving as an AM news editor, Morgan held the role of associate news editor.
    — Morgan M. Evans, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • In 1991, McLaughlin took a new position as the associate editor of the Globe’s editorial page.
    — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • For example, in Dobbs, Thomas, as the senior associate justice in the majority, assigned the opinion to Alito.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Gabriel Hays is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.
    — Gabriel Hays, Fox News, 2 June 2023
  • Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital.
    — Bailee Hill, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Roman’s history with Jim Harbaugh stretches to his coaching days at Stanford, where Roman served as an associate head coach.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Tiffany Pereira, an associate research scientist at the institute, said the lake’s size now can be beneficial to local flora and fauna.
    — Ty O'Neil, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Mundt previously held the role of associate consultant at Delta Capita for three months between January and March 2022.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Some models, for example, associate doctors with men and nurses with women.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • The chapter was suspended for hazing new members, Lisa Combs, associate vice president for engagement, told SigEp alumni in an email.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Medina High School has named a new associate principal, pending approval by the Board of Education.
    — Alyssa Alfano, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Thirty-four percent of Black adults have associate degrees or higher, compared with 50% of white adults, according to the Lumina Foundation.
    — Jon Marcus, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023
  • This year still had the third-largest applicant pool in history, Logan Powell, associate provost for enrollment and dean of undergraduate admission, said in a release.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And why not bundle course materials when colleges are throwing in everything but the kitchen sink: libraries, sports, student activities, research, healthcare, and all kinds of advising and support from countless associate deans.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

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