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
Adverb
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The new CPUs, GPUs, and laptops announced at CES this week set the tone for Windows computers in the year to come — and so far, 2025 is looking pretty promising.—
Antonio G. Di Benedetto,
The Verge,
10 Jan. 2025
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Search is the prize, as should have been pretty clear when Apple went to court to help Google defend its default search spot on a billion iPhones.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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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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Spain’s Canary Islands doubles for Nice quite well, and the cinematography from Terry Stacey fills the bill.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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In general, the editorial apparatus is fairly minimal.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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View conflicts as growth opportunities, mediate fairly and focus on solutions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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And so Lively’s allegations against Baldoni were never going to be seen as brave, but, rather, as the kindling for a culture war.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
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
Adverb
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Just past the Pegasus Fountain is the somewhat bizarre Dwarf Garden, with sculptures of 320-year-old mischievous-looking dwarves, which had a cameo appearance in the film.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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TikTok crashed into this outcome somewhat chaotically.—
Alex Heath,
The Verge,
19 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Despite the late push, the 9-8 record was not good enough to land a playoff berth.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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By the end of the year, Chip and Jennifer had met both Val and Tanya, who — understandably — couldn’t thank them enough.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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