moderately
adverb
mod·er·ate·ly
ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
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Examples of moderately in a Sentence
it was raining moderately hard outside
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During the first Trump Administration, when even the White House Christmas trees seemed to run with blood, the President never showed up at either of those moderately unifying events.
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Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Today’s average difficulty is 4.8 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
An estimated 18% of CEOs score moderately or highly in narcissistic traits, compared to just 5% of the general population.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The report said Austin should have considered transferring his authorities on Jan. 6 and Jan. 8, during two medical procedures in which he was moderately sedated.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Today’s average difficulty is 4.8 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
An estimated 18% of CEOs score moderately or highly in narcissistic traits, compared to just 5% of the general population.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The report said Austin should have considered transferring his authorities on Jan. 6 and Jan. 8, during two medical procedures in which he was moderately sedated.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moderately. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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