relative
Example Sentences
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As for Hunt, he continued to file patents in relative obscurity, never amassing the wealth of other Industrial Age inventors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“Active adult and move-up segments have outperformed relative to the entry-level, where affordability concerns remain intense,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
For example, the S&P 500’s relative strength index, or RSI, has, over the past week, tallied its biggest six-day jump on record — rising more than 30 points.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Families prepare themselves for the worst when an elderly relative is gravely ill, but that doesn't make the loss any easier when it comes.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
He could hop onto it and trek right on back to the RV, which, relative to his present surroundings, is the world’s lushest palace full of what Dad would call “first-world luxuries.”
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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