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 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 Because of the correlative nature of the study, the researchers can't make specific recommendations to dog owners to ensure better canine health. Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023 Previous work on this fundamental concept was restricted to schematic baby representations or correlative approaches. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2013 See All Example Sentences for correlative
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Adjective
  • Slightly warmer undertones are complementary to wood tones.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
  • Vail Health designed Precourt to treat patients holistically, with healthy meals, exercise options and complementary therapies, such as art and music, as well as traditional one-on-one or group therapy, said Dr. Teresa Haynes, director of inpatient behavioral health.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • And this past week, The Financial Times reported that regulators were preparing to announce within months a reduction in the supplementary leverage ratio, a backstop safety measure adopted in 2014.
    Peter Coy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • But in an fMRI machine, her brain looked surprisingly active: When she was asked to imagine playing tennis, blood flowed to her brain’s supplementary motor area, a region that helps coordinate movement.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Oil prices held near two-week highs in early trading on Wednesday, supported by an agreement between the U.S. and China to temporarily lower their reciprocal tariffs and a falling U.S. dollar.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 May 2025
  • What To Know The two sides had been negotiating on a new agreement amid Trump's pause on his reciprocal tariffs.
    Martha McHardy Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Rather than solely focusing on what’s lacking, try to understand if your needs are rooted in a desire for fairness and mutual respect rather than a sense of being owed something.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Tuesday's incident over Estonia will add to regional tensions and questions over the alliance charter's Article 5 mutual defense clause.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025

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“Correlative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correlative. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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