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Examples of relative to in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And yet, data accessibility is still low relative to other industries.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Of course, what constitutes a slow run will vary from person-to-person, since slow running is all about effort relative to potential.
—Amber Sayer, Health, 10 May 2024
Rate cuts typically weaken currency values by increasing the supply of available money relative to other currencies.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
After evaluating the valve history, data signatures from the launch attempt and assessing the risks relative to continued use, the ULA team determined the valve exceeded its qualification and mission managers agreed to remove and replace the valve.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 May 2024
The human brain is gigantic relative to our body size.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
While Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said the Fed’s delay will trigger a repricing across global markets, his central bank counterpart Roberto Campos Neto highlighted that his nation’s external accounts are very strong — helping differentiate its position relative to some others.
—Enda Curran, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
When asked at the World Economic Forum in January what the core competency of humans was relative to AI, OpenAI boss Sam Altman was unable to come up with a convincing answer.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 12 Apr. 2024
But data compiled by a company engineer shows a serious drop in Boeing salaries relative to inflation and the general rise of salaries in the Seattle region, a decline confirmed by SPEEA.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1649, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near relative to
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“Relative to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relative%20to. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
relative to
preposition
: in relation to
the angle of the pole relative to the ground
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