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
The Alabama Attorney General's Office had petitioned the high court to reverse a federal judge's decision to permanently ban the state from putting Jeffrey Lee to death using the controversial and relatively new execution method that Alabama first introduced in 2024.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
In New York City, a relatively new coalition called Hands Off NYC has, since January, trained more than 7,000 volunteers to peacefully resist ICE.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
This iteration of the show was relatively jokey.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The previous two West Nile seasons were relatively severe, but right now, the limited data isn’t pointing to a repeat of that, Ebel said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
In New York City, a relatively new coalition called Hands Off NYC has, since January, trained more than 7,000 volunteers to peacefully resist ICE.
—M. Gessen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
This iteration of the show was relatively jokey.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The previous two West Nile seasons were relatively severe, but right now, the limited data isn’t pointing to a repeat of that, Ebel said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatively
Adverb
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My audience can smell something disingenuous pretty quick.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Everyone looks pretty baffled at what Mwepu Ilunga has done, not least his team-mates.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Looking to be quite aggressive in a football sense and always looking for the solution and what can happen instead of worrying about what the problem is.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Nothing stings quite like being steps from getting your credit card out to make a glorious purchase, and finding that your promo code isn’t working.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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The icy comet body itself, surrounded by this dust, may have been fairly Earth-like after all.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
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Most of the highway was fairly empty.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Phongam plays off Jittri’s steam-rolling ambition to electrifying results in a rather addictive Thai thriller series that throws a lot of story at ya.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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In May, the royal family recovered somewhat in popularity, with 64% polled by Norstat supporting the monarchy and 23% wanting a different system of governance.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate — a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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That was good enough to give the 79-year-old Spielberg, who conceived the film's story, his best opening weekend for an original movie, not accounting to inflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The cancellation was frustrating enough, but this comes across as incredibly dismissive of the fans who support your career.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Relatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatively. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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