relative
Example Sentences
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The Globalstar deal may seem trivial relative to Amazon’s size, but it represents an “important signal” that Amazon is committed to space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Semiconductors and hardware have outperformed during the rally, they say, with semiconductors hitting a new relative strength high and hardware trading near a two-year high, even as software remains weak.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Even before then, the lithium miner had been a relative outperformer.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
This shift alters how the atoms interact with one another through dipolar exchange, which depends on their relative angles.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
You may find it helpful to notice that the "relative major" of the Dorian begins one whole step lower.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing relative
Hatchet
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Measurement and Data, List 1
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