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
Its pricing strategy enabled it to win customers among students as well as other people living on lower incomes in China’s relatively underdeveloped cities.
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Hassan Tayir, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Bridging biology and robotics While soft robots and advanced prosthetics are becoming increasingly common, the combination of living tissue and machines is still relatively rare.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The second half was relatively stress-free until the final 10 minutes when the Knights cut TCU’s lead to 63-53.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
In most seasons, a star player scoring a little bit more is a relatively mundane outcome.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Hassan Tayir, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Bridging biology and robotics While soft robots and advanced prosthetics are becoming increasingly common, the combination of living tissue and machines is still relatively rare.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
The second half was relatively stress-free until the final 10 minutes when the Knights cut TCU’s lead to 63-53.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
In most seasons, a star player scoring a little bit more is a relatively mundane outcome.
—Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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My agent was the one who pretty much begged me to just go out and try it and audition.—
Katie Arnold-Ratliff,
Curbed,
27 Feb. 2025
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The ending of the series is pretty complicated and definitely leaves room for interpretation.—
Ally Neagen,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While millions of adults celebrate St. Patrick's Day with feasts, parades, songs, and dance—no one celebrates the holiday quite like children.—
Nicole Harris,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Raised by a single mother and mentored by his entrepreneurial uncle, his passion for business was ignited quite early in his life.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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That being said and after fairly exhaustive research: With such a large workforce, the 21,000 deaths figure appears entirely plausible, however, that figure falls well below the global average of construction fatalities per 100,000 workers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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In fact, acute gastrointestinal illness is fairly uncommon on cruise ships, the agency says.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But the win seemed rather improbable just 48 hours ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The next generation of geothermal-energy projects—including FORGE, in Utah—was not about harvesting natural steam but, rather, drilling to create steam.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Also, if the injury had to occur at all, the timing of it is somewhat helpful.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Uchiko, which has three locations in Texas, is somewhat less formal than Uchi, but still designed to highlight upscale Japanese cuisine.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The draw is its delectable aroma that smells good enough to eat (which makes sense since cheirosa means to smell delicious in Portuguese).—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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Without the exemption, Fowler needed to either win the Cognizant Classic, or finish high enough to earn his way in through the use of the Aon Swing 5 program.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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