related
adjective
re·lat·ed
ri-ˈlā-təd 
1
: connected by reason of an established or discoverable relation
2
: connected by common ancestry or sometimes by marriage
3
: having close harmonic connection
—used of tones, chords, or tonalities
relatedly
adverb
relatedness
noun
Examples of related in a Sentence
ancient history and other related subjects
I just found out that my best friend and I are related through distant cousins.
Horses and donkeys are related.
The words “play” and “playful” are related.
Recent Examples on the Web
This means Tapirs are more closely related to horses and rhinoceroses than to other large mammals.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2024
May and his Prosper employees had been spending like oil tycoons: more than six hundred thousand dollars on cars and related expenses, including a Ferrari; more than four hundred thousand on meals, entertainment, and retail purchases; more than three hundred thousand on travel.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
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—Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 3 July 2024
Over the past 30 years, MNCs have sought to achieve cost benefits through the migration of manufacturing and related supply chains to lower-cost countries.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2024
May and his Prosper employees had been spending like oil tycoons: more than six hundred thousand dollars on cars and related expenses, including a Ferrari; more than four hundred thousand on meals, entertainment, and retail purchases; more than three hundred thousand on travel.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Check out these related baby name lists for even more options:
45 Gender-Neutral Baby Names
Nature Baby Names
50 Place and Location Baby Names
Was this page helpful?
—Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 3 July 2024
Over the past 30 years, MNCs have sought to achieve cost benefits through the migration of manufacturing and related supply chains to lower-cost countries.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for related
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“Related.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/related. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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