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
Jeffers was relatively unknown until the 1880s when geologist Warren Upham took note of it on a survey of the area.
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John Diers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Eastvale's growth is credited to its (relatively) easy commute to high-paying jobs in Los Angeles and Orange County while offering relatively affordable housing and good schools, according to Eastvale Chamber of Commerce.
—Anna Lynn Winfrey, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Opponents, including lawmakers from both parties, have criticized the film tax credits — a $1.5 billion benefit to the industry over the last two decades — as an unfair handout to relatively small slice of the state’s economy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
The trade-offs in conventional football transfers are rarely so stark, and the relatively short list of high-profile player swap deals in football this century yields potential comparisons of wildly varying quality.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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John Diers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Buy that dream house: See the best mortgage lenders
Eastvale's growth is credited to its (relatively) easy commute to high-paying jobs in Los Angeles and Orange County while offering relatively affordable housing and good schools, according to Eastvale Chamber of Commerce.
—Anna Lynn Winfrey, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Opponents, including lawmakers from both parties, have criticized the film tax credits — a $1.5 billion benefit to the industry over the last two decades — as an unfair handout to relatively small slice of the state’s economy.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
The trade-offs in conventional football transfers are rarely so stark, and the relatively short list of high-profile player swap deals in football this century yields potential comparisons of wildly varying quality.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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One day, a player is going to get caught out and look pretty silly, but the embarrassment/flex risk/reward assessment is clearly judged worthwhile enough to keep doing it.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Telling people to evacuate with no plan — or even an actual route — seems pretty futile.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Newcastle acted and if Gordon did not quite have the immediate impact some anticipated, just look at him now.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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In fact, it’s been quite difficult to regulate Hillman’s educational movement on the app as a whole.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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This product is sold online and at a fairly large number of drug stores, craft stores and big box stores.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Those with cybersecurity experience or with security clearances, for instance, would probably get scooped up fairly quickly.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Optimism isn’t denying reality, but rather choosing a hopeful and constructive way of interpreting it.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, the comedy overall is rather middling and doesn’t quite jump off the screen.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Although the Justice Department, the FBI, and the IRS remained somewhat politicized through the 1970s, a series of post-Watergate reforms effectively ended partisan weaponization of these institutions.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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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,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Strangely enough, none of the big moves came from the top four teams in the conference.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is particularly a problem when cooking bacon on the stovetop as most skillets are already just wide enough to nestle the strips inside, let alone after they’re stretched out.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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