relative
Example Sentences
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“Today we’re experiencing lower winds and higher relative humidity, so we’re seeing reduced fire behavior,” said Dowd.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Launched five years ago, Anthropic is a relative fledgling compared to other companies going public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This includes joining a spouse, partner, child or parent, or coming to care for a relative.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“And I think what people miss about that is these companies were so cheap relative to what you could make out of them that it didn’t make any difference what oil did,” he said.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Other tempo markings are verbal descriptions which are more relative and subjective.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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A Graduation Lexicon
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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