as in complementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other
the correlative contributions that both teacher and student make to the learning process
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Recent Examples of correlative
There’s also the sort of correlative idea that modern mainframes can be useful in hosting LLMs and related systems.
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John Werner,
Forbes,
6 Oct. 2024
Yet, other correlative studies in Washington, California and Canada have suggested that hunting may make the problem worse.
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Rebecca Niemiec,
The Conversation,
13 Sep. 2024
In other words, citizenship is the highest de facto office in the land with correlative duties.
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Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2024
Mind over money The relationship with money woes and psychological anguish is extremely correlative.
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Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
10 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for correlative
John Werner,
Forbes,
6 Oct. 2024
Yet, other correlative studies in Washington, California and Canada have suggested that hunting may make the problem worse.
—
Rebecca Niemiec,
The Conversation,
13 Sep. 2024
In other words, citizenship is the highest de facto office in the land with correlative duties.
—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2024
Mind over money The relationship with money woes and psychological anguish is extremely correlative.
—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
10 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for correlative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlative
Adjective
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Eliadis calls them complementary.
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Her thesis is that digital and physical are not competing channels but complementary ones, with in-person experience driving consideration that eventually converts online.
Adjective
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The public evidence—exhibits, hearings, et cetera—was piled into the supplementary volumes.
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For the dependency support test, basic and supplementary Medicare benefits are not counted as support.
Adjective
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The series of reciprocal attacks began last week with a disagreement over shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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French officials condemned the move as hostile and unfounded, while urging citizens in the West African nation to exercise heightened vigilance as reciprocal measures are considered.
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The format borrows from book clubs, with regular meetups, mutual accountability, and snacks on the table.
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The two champs bonded in part over mutual cancer diagnoses.
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“Correlative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlative. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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