as in pretty
to some degree or extent
these newly acquired in-laws felt relatively comfortable at our family reunion
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Recent Examples of relatively
Decline in childhood vaccinations in South Florida In South Florida, vaccination rates remained relatively steady over the past decade, hovering around the low- to mid-90% range.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Maryland, New York, and Georgia are among the states that received relatively modest planning grants in December, and Maine earned $9.3 million to build a passage for moose and deer.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Rosewood Hong Kong celebrated its fifth anniversary last year, so the building is still relatively new and features all the mod cons and additional services that do their best to fill up the almost 1,000 ft. high, $2.6 billion tower that houses the hotel.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava said donations like this are crucial in a city like San Diego, where there are relatively few large corporations.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Maryland, New York, and Georgia are among the states that received relatively modest planning grants in December, and Maine earned $9.3 million to build a passage for moose and deer.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Rosewood Hong Kong celebrated its fifth anniversary last year, so the building is still relatively new and features all the mod cons and additional services that do their best to fill up the almost 1,000 ft. high, $2.6 billion tower that houses the hotel.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Council President Joe LaCava said donations like this are crucial in a city like San Diego, where there are relatively few large corporations.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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Any hope the Heat had of earning a top-six seed in the East and avoiding the play-in is pretty much gone, sitting 6.5 games behind the sixth-place Detroit Pistons (36-29).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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For all the debate around what people should eat, one thing pretty much everyone agrees on is that fruits and veggies are good for you.—
Rachel Sugar,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This is quite intriguing because, typically, specialists fear losing their jobs to technology.—
Alexandr Khomich,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Reggie Cooper, managing director at Hawks Cay, said having a Ford restaurant on the property was a huge benefit to the resort, which is located on Duck Key, almost (but not quite) midway between Key Largo and Key West.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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This fairly inconsistent exercise kept us on our toes, as different heights for the rams led to different levels of grip for the front and rear ends.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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A couple of major twists seem to come out of nowhere, and Mina’s plan for how to work with Ray and Manny gets fairly convoluted.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The company has forged ahead with Gemini's expansion in the intervening months, making Assistant's demise rather unsurprising.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
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Poland isn’t considering a return to universal military service, but rather a reserve system based on the model in Switzerland, where every man is obliged to serve in the armed forces or an alternative civilian service.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That rebounded somewhat after the stage version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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James Bond was front and center at the 2025 Academy Awards – and in a somewhat curious way.—
Colin Burnett,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Nets scored consistently enough throughout the second half to cut a 21-point Boston lead to 3 two minutes into the period, but Porziņģis responded with 10 straight Celtics points.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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So Far Yet, despite being the ideal role-playing game — one that should (theoretically) be easy enough to replicate — there’s never been a true sequel, spiritual successor, or flat-out copy that can live up to the standard.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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