The phrase "are especially associated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing specific relationships or connections between subjects, often in a context of emphasis or particular relevance.
Example: "Certain colors are especially associated with emotions, such as blue with calmness and red with excitement."
Alternatives: "are particularly linked" or "are notably connected".
They are especially associated with the American South.
In practice, headline-grabbing awards are often reduced by judges: the notorious $2.7m in punitive damages for a woman who spilled scalding McDonald's coffee on her lap in 1994 ended up at $480,000.Big damage awards are especially associated with medical lawsuits.
By confirming the major role of the microbiota in bowel-related disorders, which are especially associated with a disruption of homeostasis, we are currently applying high throughput functional metagenomic screens in order to identify signal molecules and mechanisms of bacteria-host cross-talk.
The last of these are especially associated with a poor prognosis.
White narcissi are especially associated with death, such as N triandrus 'Thalia', and have been called grave flowers.
Intrapartum stillbirths are especially associated with maternal morbidity and mortality.
It is known that type D personality is especially associated with a gloomy view of life, as reflected by associations with all kinds of psychological symptoms and low ratings of subjective satisfaction with quality of life [ 13, 18].
The Census Bureau's analysis found that some surnames were especially associated with race and ethnicity.
Holland Park, W8, Fri Andrew Clements If Glyndebourne and, more recently, Garsington have been especially associated with Mozart, then Longborough's speciality is Wagner.
He was especially associated with the Washington Ballet, dancing with it from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1981 to 1985.
Predestination has been especially associated with John Calvin and the Reformed tradition.
