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
Repeat the bowl fold for a fourth and final time; the dough should feel relatively strong.
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Most federal agencies receive relatively cohesive, singular congressional oversight.
—Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Enthusiasm for tax cuts was relatively restrained even among Republicans: 46% put a higher priority on cutting taxes, and 38% on curbing the deficit.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Despite high awareness, overall usage remains relatively low.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Most federal agencies receive relatively cohesive, singular congressional oversight.
—Frank J. Cilluffo, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Enthusiasm for tax cuts was relatively restrained even among Republicans: 46% put a higher priority on cutting taxes, and 38% on curbing the deficit.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Despite high awareness, overall usage remains relatively low.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for relatively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
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Those three reasons were pretty consistent across most of the countries in which Deloitte conducted the survey, albeit with slightly different splits.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Behind every great man, as the old, outdated expression goes, there’s a great woman — and there’s a pretty decent chance she’s been played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kulak has gone from someone who wasn’t comfortable enough playing the right side during the playoffs to managing there quite well.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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None of these things stuck quite like Super Mario did.Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, Judge Christopher Lopez, who is overseeing Jones' personal bankruptcy case, rejected the results of the auction in December, arguing that it was not conducted fairly and could have yielded a higher price.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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View conflicts as growth opportunities, mediate fairly and focus on solutions.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The limited series then won raves upon its primetime broadcast on BBC Four late last year – marking an impressive and rather uncommon coup for non-English language series.Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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The first is that cow manure on its own doesn’t naturally contain methane; rather, the way that large dairy operations store manure produces the potent greenhouse gas, despite low-methane alternative storage methods.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Fairly decent snow accumulations happening somewhat rapidly.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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With Lux, the Dodgers lineup seemed somewhat cemented.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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This sticky bra has a simple front clasp and is designed to be comfortable enough to wear every day, not just on special occasions.Jamie Ballard, Allure, 2 Jan. 2025
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This all took a lot of testing, as the material the finger extensions are made from had to be firm enough for Bill to feel the vibrations through, giving him more sensitivity.William Earl, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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