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
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.
—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
With the passage of each anti-LGBTQ+ bill last year in Oklahoma, there was a correlative spike in calls to the Rainbow Youth Project’s Oklahoma crisis center line.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
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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.
—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
With the passage of each anti-LGBTQ+ bill last year in Oklahoma, there was a correlative spike in calls to the Rainbow Youth Project’s Oklahoma crisis center line.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 28 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for correlative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correlative
Adjective
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Google is positioning the category as complementary to — rather than a replacement for — existing devices like smartphones and smartwatches.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Equally complementary are scenes of contemporary Mexican rodeos captured by Juan Fuentes and Amanda Lopez.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Wright cites Nigeria's $200 million supplementary health budget and South Africa's decision to help cover gaps in AIDS and HIV treatment as two examples.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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Pooling Resources For Disaster Resilience The service will see the carriers pool resources and specifies that the satellite services will function as supplementary components.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Manzo was politically forged by the cartels’ appalling displays of violence and looked to stamp it out with reciprocal displays of force against the crime organizations.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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People are also more likely to open up about their feelings and gravitate toward relationships that feel emotionally reciprocal.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The collaboration is their mutual love letter to growing up in post-war Britain without a lot of privilege but with a lot of help from their school buddies.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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Due to the size of the crowd, mutual aid assistance was requested, and the crowd eventually overwhelmed the barricades and surged through the mall toward the entrance to the Swatch store, police said.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Correlative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlative. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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