as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering
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Relevance
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1
as in comparative
being such only when compared to something else
after being crammed into a one-bedroom apartment, they lived in relative comfort in a two-bedroom house
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2
as in relevant
having to do with the matter at hand
I don't need the whole story, just the details that are relative to the case
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Recent Examples of relative
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
In early 2024, a forensics lab ran samples through a number of DNA databases and Ramapo students found family history dating back to the 1600s, with relatives linked to Litchfield and Fairfield counties in Connecticut.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Moreover, the poorest homeowners received about half as much to rebuild their homes compared with higher-income homeowners (disparities that researchers say cannot be explained by relative repair costs).
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 21 May 2025
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Noun
The findings have inspired researchers to broaden the search for fossils of the earliest amniotes, and their close relatives, to the southern continents, Sumida said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
In early 2024, a forensics lab ran samples through a number of DNA databases and Ramapo students found family history dating back to the 1600s, with relatives linked to Litchfield and Fairfield counties in Connecticut.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Adjective
In practice, investment decisions are about understanding relative attractiveness.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Moreover, the poorest homeowners received about half as much to rebuild their homes compared with higher-income homeowners (disparities that researchers say cannot be explained by relative repair costs).
—Jeremy Ney, Time, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relative
Noun
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Each was also fairly hearty, though a bit less than the calorie count from its more sophisticated and more expensive cousin, HelloFresh.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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Grass was in Carpentersville to visit her grandparents and to go to her cousin’s choir concert.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Selecting The Right Firewall Careful planning and comparative analysis of your incumbent firewalls with other firewall solutions can enhance your security to keep up with emerging threats, increase performance to support throughput demands and potentially reduce your total cost of ownership.—
Mickey Singh,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The widening of the U.S. trade deficit and the unemployment of manufacturing workers are determined by its own macroeconomic imbalances and changes in comparative advantages.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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These advances in technology and methodology ensure that forecasts are more holistic and more relevant to the evolving risk landscape, helping decision-makers better prepare for the full range of storm threats.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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This universal approach has proven particularly relevant as luxury consumers become increasingly global in their outlook and lifestyle.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
Noun
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But as America walls itself off, China also has a golden opportunity to reset trade relations with the rest of the world.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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The talks aim to limit Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for easing some U.S. economic sanctions, as the two countries navigate nearly five decades of strained relations.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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In fact, no other project of the past half century comes to mind that is comparable to Orozco’s work of the past three decades, with its the complex and contradictory morphologies, operations, materials, and sites.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Setup time should be comparable to that of a standalone instant-pitch screen room, which will also require staking out in windy conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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While the first sale rule is broadly applicable across products and industries, it is considered particularly useful in higher-value consumer goods and luxury products, where margins are greater.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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The average cost of a fast food meal includes applicable state and local sales taxes based on the restaurants' locations.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender.—
James Griffiths,
CNN,
9 Jan. 2020
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West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
21 Apr. 2018
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“Relative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relative. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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