relative
Example Sentences
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Researchers say this "peculiar" crocodile relative likely began life walking on four legs, only to adopt a two-legged stance as it reached adulthood.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
Aluminum is the only relative bright spot, beating expectations modestly, Peker says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Free-cash-flow yields relative to the stock price are probably the most indicative of value for these stocks.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
With H-2A labor now cheaper relative to domestic farmworkers, visa holders are likely to fill at least one-fifth of all agricultural jobs in Santa Barbara County.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
She wrote a false letter to the New York court, pretending to be Ferdie and Henry’s British relative, “Uncle Edward.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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