relative
Example Sentences
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But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
“And you aren’t raising rigor, just forcing relative grading.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.24% on Friday, a day after the benchmark’s relative strength index, a measure of market momentum, topped 78 point.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
This latter figure helps put the first one in context, showing exactly how large it is relative to a given lookback period.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The horses were simply standing there, at relative peace—no nervousness at all—and there was something about them that seemed, well, inviting.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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