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
Doing it in-house might be cost-effective when the necessary expertise is available and data needs are relatively limited.
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
While relatively safe for humans in small doses, THC can be toxic for dogs.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Real Danger Compared to Cruise doing stunts on the wing of 140-mph of 100-year-old biplane, the relatively and intentionally slower submarine scene on the surface may seem less dangerous, but that wasn’t the case.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
Ultimately, the legislation passed the House by a relatively lopsided 115 to 33 vote.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
While relatively safe for humans in small doses, THC can be toxic for dogs.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Real Danger Compared to Cruise doing stunts on the wing of 140-mph of 100-year-old biplane, the relatively and intentionally slower submarine scene on the surface may seem less dangerous, but that wasn’t the case.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 June 2025
Ultimately, the legislation passed the House by a relatively lopsided 115 to 33 vote.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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In other words, the idea of the Qataris shutting off the monetary supply line to the French capital is pretty misguided.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Bane seems to be pretty excited about the opportunity to join the Magic going forward.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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It’s been quite a year for Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton, who both lead hit shows.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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While that is quite close to the FOMC’s target, it was dragged down by a decline in energy prices.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Adverb
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Last week, the world was treated to a new song by Rihanna, which is a fairly rare occurrence these days.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Even the fairly aggressive background blur the game uses looks toned down on the Switch 2.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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Trump and Musk traded barbs in a rather public feud, with the U.S. president threatening to pull back billions of dollars in government contracts for Musk's companies, while the Tesla CEO suggested Trump could not have won the election without him.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Adam wasn't killed by Ethan or Gentry goons, but rather Nicky.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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While everyone could see the vibrant communities forming through online video, the creator economy was still so nascent that its ambitions remained somewhat muted.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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The season’s only misstep comes in the finale, when the growing tension between George and Bertha builds to a climax that is somewhat confounding and — in this viewer’s opinion — out of character for George.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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The sports moment of the year started out innocently enough: Jannik Sinner, already up a set at the French Open final on Sunday, led Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 3-0, in the second set.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
8 June 2025
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Nikola Jovic hasn’t been available enough to be that.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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