relative to
Example Sentences
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Marvell is an information-technology company, and that sector is underrepresented in the S&P 500 relative to its weighting in the S&P Total Market Index, which houses a wider swath of companies.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
That’s a near-record gap for stock relative to the index.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
“It’s all relative to what they represent to the court.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
The material is made by stacking two sheets of carbon and rotating one slightly relative to the other.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
“Anywhere between eight days and a halfmonth, depending on where it is in its solar orbit relative to Gethen. It might be on the other side of the sun.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
