Example sentences for: associative

How can you use “associative” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Tim Weiner, who wrote the Times piece, wonders whether bumfuzzled has at least some associative link to the British slang term bumf , a shortened version of "bumfodder ," or toilet paper.

  • The Carter years were represented in Safire's column by a series of associative wordplays--"Billygate," "Waterquiddick," "peanutgate," "Koreagate," and--most significantly--"Lancegate."

  • Indeed, as the capital ages, its history is increasingly becoming whatever associative past you can conjure up as ornament, reward, or weapon.

  • However, despite a considerable amount of associative evidence [ 7 ] , there has long been some controversy on this issue [ 29 30 31 ] because of apparent discrepancies in the temporal pattern of calbindin D9k induction compared to calcium absorption following 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D treatment in experimental animals.

  • I am convinced that there is a way to do this kind of thing, but a book is not it: the kind of associative information required to find even the simplest thing is likely to vary considerably from user to user, depending on orientation, education, age, and other factors; including a large variety of ways to access the same information would be very uneconomical in book form, especially when high-speed computers with large memories are so readily available.


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