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- adjective Possible to
relate ; able to be related to.
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Examples
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Spiderman is also unusually relatable, which is one of the main reasons I think that he has aged very well and Superman has not.
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It makes Spider-Man less relatable, which is an even bigger problem for the format.
Me vs. the Spider-Marriage | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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It's very relatable, which is what I want to base my music around, being relatable.
VIBE Magazine 2009
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While some of these groups will occasionally lend a hand to HIV/AIDS organizations when it's convenient, they essentially have turned their backs on the epidemic and have taken up more "relatable" platform issues, such as marriage equality, adoption and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
Kellee Terrell: Why Fear and HIV Prevention Shouldn't Mix Kellee Terrell 2011
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While some of these groups will occasionally lend a hand to HIV/AIDS organizations when it's convenient, they essentially have turned their backs on the epidemic and have taken up more "relatable" platform issues, such as marriage equality, adoption and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
Kellee Terrell: Why Fear and HIV Prevention Shouldn't Mix Kellee Terrell 2011
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While some of these groups will occasionally lend a hand to HIV/AIDS organizations when it's convenient, they essentially have turned their backs on the epidemic and have taken up more "relatable" platform issues, such as marriage equality, adoption and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
Kellee Terrell: Why Fear and HIV Prevention Shouldn't Mix Kellee Terrell 2011
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While some of these groups will occasionally lend a hand to HIV/AIDS organizations when it's convenient, they essentially have turned their backs on the epidemic and have taken up more "relatable" platform issues, such as marriage equality, adoption and "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
Kellee Terrell: Why Fear and HIV Prevention Shouldn't Mix Kellee Terrell 2011
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Aura's growing pains are witty on the strength of the film Dunham is currently working on an HBO pilot with producer Judd Apatow, and so demographically acute that some have mistaken the film as merely "relatable," when a better word would be "resonant."
Lena Dunham, Director Of 'Tiny Furniture' On Directing Herself The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Even groups like Christine O'Donnell's came up with catchy names and went on MTV and tried to appeal to youth in "relatable" ways.
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Aura's growing pains are witty on the strength of the film Dunham is currently working on an HBO pilot with producer Judd Apatow, and so demographically acute that some have mistaken the film as merely "relatable," when a better word would be "resonant."
Lena Dunham, Director Of 'Tiny Furniture' On Directing Herself The Huffington Post News Team 2010
boyd commented on the word relatable
I've noticed several people using "relatable" in a new sense in writing (not yet in speech). They seem to be using it to mean an audience member can relate to an idea, image, etc. For example, "Harry Potter is relatable because he comes from a middle class family." Have you seen this? So far I've only read it in younger people's writing.
June 23, 2010