as in relative
being such only when compared to something else if you consider the multimillionaire's yearly income, we're living in comparative poverty

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Recent Examples of comparative Research from The Ohio State University surveying about 9,000 people found that divorce reduces a person's wealth by about three-quarters compared to that of a single person, while being married almost doubles comparative wealth. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025 Cadence’s patented designs are also dishwasher-safe but can just as easily be washed by hand, versus comparative squeeze bottles which are harder to reach into. Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 That makes diversity in the ranks of the federal government a big comparative advantage. Farah Stockman, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025 Juliane Kaminski, a comparative psychologist who led the Rico study, shared one of her more recent findings with me: Dogs have a muscle around their eyes for the sole purpose of making big, sad puppy-dog faces. Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for comparative 

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“Comparative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comparative. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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