as in cousin
a person connected with another by blood or marriage
it's always fun to see all your relatives at a big family gathering
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Relevance
1
as in comparative
being such only when compared to something else
after being crammed into a one-bedroom apartment, they lived in relative comfort in a two-bedroom house
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2
as in relevant
having to do with the matter at hand
I don't need the whole story, just the details that are relative to the case
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Recent Examples of relative
Debbie Koristz, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Standing next to him was the acting mayor, Kobzar, who comforted two siblings who couldn't find their relatives and a family whose home was destroyed.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 July 2025
PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
There’s no shortage of online debate over the relative worth of pet insurance, with consumers routinely trading notes on Reddit and elsewhere about rising premium costs, unexpected cancellations and other common shortcomings.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Some of our relatives were in areas hit far harder, with civilian casualties.
—Debbie Koristz, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Standing next to him was the acting mayor, Kobzar, who comforted two siblings who couldn't find their relatives and a family whose home was destroyed.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 July 2025
Adjective
Now Hisense's high-end mini-LED TV can be found for a relative steal.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
There’s no shortage of online debate over the relative worth of pet insurance, with consumers routinely trading notes on Reddit and elsewhere about rising premium costs, unexpected cancellations and other common shortcomings.
—Evie Steele, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relative
Noun
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Around that time, though, his cousin Will Childers, who was also at Georgia and is now a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers’ farm system, needed a second Tommy John surgery.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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John Lawrence Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter said his two grandchildren survived, but their cousin, 9-year-old Janie Hunt, died.—
July 7,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Valparaiso University will launch its new major in religious studies, a program that encourages students to explore and engage with religion as a lived, cross-cultural and comparative discipline, according to a release.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Bahamonde, who had a master’s in comparative linguistics, had worked on several local shows, including the first show that Channel 23 produced in Miami.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The firm also invites students to programs that acquaint them with the profession as well as provide guidance relevant to social etiquette and academic studies.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Vera, the buzzy, brilliant and preternaturally observant ten-year-old central to Gary Shteyngart’s sardonic and profoundly relevant new novel, brings a fresh, necessary perspective to our evolving dystopian universe.—
Jane Ciabattari
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The ceasefire has held but any sense of normalcy has not returned to the relations between the two countries.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The spat threatened to shatter relations between them and centered in part on a news story that described divisions between the FBI and the Justice Department.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Yes, Amazon Prime Day deals are comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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The price is comparable to competitors, plus the products are regularly on sale with free shipping and gifts.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Educate employees on what constitutes discrimination and harassment under applicable federal and state laws.—
Elissa Rossi,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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That law remains applicable to those sentenced under it.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite arguably kicking off the trend of internet shutdowns a decade ago with an almost year-long blackout in the western province of Xinjiang, China is not a frequent offender.—
James Griffiths,
CNN,
9 Jan. 2020
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West made his triumphant return to Twitter last Friday after an almost year-long hiatus.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
21 Apr. 2018
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“Relative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relative. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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