ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
it was raining moderately hard outside
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Recent Examples of moderately
Raising such taxes will cut imbalances only moderately.
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Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
Today’s average difficulty is 5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The stereo speakers pump out moderately loud, crisp sound, complete with a bit of bass—not tons, but more than most laptops—and snappy percussion.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
The central bank slashed the rate by a percentage point late last year as its preferred inflation measure slowed from 5.6% in 2022 to 2.8%, moderately above its 2% goal.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
Today’s average difficulty is 5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The stereo speakers pump out moderately loud, crisp sound, complete with a bit of bass—not tons, but more than most laptops—and snappy percussion.
—PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025
The central bank slashed the rate by a percentage point late last year as its preferred inflation measure slowed from 5.6% in 2022 to 2.8%, moderately above its 2% goal.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
Adverb
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An entertaining adult drama that’s liked by pretty much everyone, Conclave feels like a title that should benefit from the preferential ballot.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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It’s been pretty sporadic and erratic with a bunch of them.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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That plan already extracts relatively high premiums while offering bare-bones coverage.—
Mark Gongloff,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2025
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Automakers in the United States, Canada and Mexico have operated as a relatively unified market for years because of the NAFTA trade deal and the USMCA treaty that replaced it.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Many of these movies no longer feel quite so shocking, their tropes now absorbed into mainstream horror.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Eric was also quite magnetic, especially with women, which was always a bit mysterious.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In California, due to Santa Ana wind events and periods of extensive dryness, the risks of wildfires are fairly well known and acknowledged, as are the extensive mitigation options to prevent fires and control those that occur.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Especially since this is a fairly quiet Red Wings team outside of Fischer.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Estimates vary widely, but most put Russia's losses somewhat higher than Ukraine's.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Bags that don’t attach to pumps require milk to be transferred into them, which can be somewhat messy.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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As such, using it as a Windows touchscreen tablet is rather awkward.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Feb. 2025
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Defining him as an advisor rather that the person in charge of day-to-day operations at DOGE could help the administration prevail in a lawsuit arguing that Musk has too much power for someone who isn’t elected or Senate-confirmed.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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As wildfires raged around Los Angeles last month, Trump said not enough was being done to prevent such disasters.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Predictably enough, the Ukrainian government has objected to its exclusion from the peace talks Trump administration officials held with their Russian counterparts this week in Riyadh and, for its trouble, is getting slammed by what is supposed to be its ally, the United States.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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