as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering
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as in comparative
being such only when compared to something else
after being crammed into a one-bedroom apartment, they lived in relative comfort in a two-bedroom house
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as in relevant
having to do with the matter at hand
I don't need the whole story, just the details that are relative to the case
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Ignore petty squabbles with siblings and relatives; these are temporary.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
Dave Lawler, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Over time, cumulative increases in fast-food prices eroded the relative value of dining out.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
She’s forever changed, as seen in the present day when at a family get-together, Sofia fatally poisons her relatives with gas – the exceptions being her young cousin and Falcone underboss Johnny Viti (Michael Kelly), whom Sofia keeps around to do her bidding.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Ignore petty squabbles with siblings and relatives; these are temporary.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Or she could be saved by the relative buoyancy of the Biden-era U.S. economy — the envy of the world.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
Over time, cumulative increases in fast-food prices eroded the relative value of dining out.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Los Angeles police officers responded to a call by a cousin of Jamora around 2:50 a.m., with Hayes being arrested for resisting a police officer.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 3 Nov. 2024
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Lately, Gunn has been focusing on his pro wrestling company, Fourth Rope, but still believes his brother (Conway) and his cousin (Benny) have to come back together to remind people what Griselda is really about.Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
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But the comparative advantage argument presumes a level playing field, which does not currently exist.Joel Shulman, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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While many factors went into the Warped Tour price, Lyman credits the festival’s partnership with Insomniac for helping keep tickets on the lower range of comparative events.Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Yet optimism prevailed—and the early disappointment paved the way for a far more relevant floor plan.Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
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That’s particularly relevant given that most of the world’s production and consumption of fossil fuels takes place outside the United States and Europe.Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chinese leaders will also be closely watching how a Trump presidency would handle the war in Ukraine – with Beijing likely wary of him taking steps to mend US relations with Russia and President Vladimir Putin, a critical ally for Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the global stage.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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The rivalry of the two towns Halloween Ville and Day of the Dead Town, which broke relations hundreds of years ago, can only be resolved by the most unlikely and innocent of its residents, the children.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Equal Time Rule requires broadcasters to provide rival candidates comparable time, however, news programming is exempt.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Elite wheelchair marathoners, unlike the runners, generally compete in most of the year’s major events, which enable them to earn nearly comparable sums of money, despite smaller payouts per race.Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Intra-family loan rates are determined by the IRS's applicable federal rates (AFR) for various loan lengths.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Therefore, some of the adversities listed are only applicable to females.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender.James Griffiths, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
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West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.NBC News, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
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“Relative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relative. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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