1
as in good
in a satisfactory way
we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately
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as in enough
in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction
adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage
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Recent Examples of adequately
The documentaries shine a light on environmental injustices, such as failure to adequately build levees to withstand a storm.
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Root rot can be a problem when plants are overwatered, or soil does not adequately drain.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Experts worry that without active surveillance of all eight pathogens, public health officials won’t be able to adequately compare trends over time or notice whether cases of a particular illness start rising.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Courtney McMillian, the company’s former Head of People Experience, and Ronald Cooper, a former operations manager, claimed that X failed to adequately inform staff about changes to their severance plan and did not adhere to the plan that was in place before Musk bought Twitter.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Root rot can be a problem when plants are overwatered, or soil does not adequately drain.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Experts worry that without active surveillance of all eight pathogens, public health officials won’t be able to adequately compare trends over time or notice whether cases of a particular illness start rising.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Courtney McMillian, the company’s former Head of People Experience, and Ronald Cooper, a former operations manager, claimed that X failed to adequately inform staff about changes to their severance plan and did not adhere to the plan that was in place before Musk bought Twitter.
—PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequately
Adverb
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Hochul touted the program as a way to expand access to higher education and good-paying jobs, strengthen the state’s workforce, and invest in community colleges.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Shake it up good and don’t over dress it!—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Aug. 2025
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Kelty Low Loveseat At around $130, the Kelty Low Loveseat hits a sweet spot price-wise; substantial enough to feel generous, but not over-the-top expensive.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Helsinki is big and vibrant, well connected to other global capitals, but at the same time, small enough [for a] feeling of community.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This worked nicely in my open living room and now serves as the focal point of the space, with a set of two accent chairs completing the floating furniture layout.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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And all the various mysteries come to a head in the final two episodes and are wrapped up nicely.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Clothing must not feature offensive language, obscene gestures/graphics, or nudity or clothing that does not sufficiently cover undergarments.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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More to the point, the average deliveries for Sunday night’s head-spinning Ravens-Bills game should be sufficiently massive to overshadow the results from the Cowboys-Eagles showdown.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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His best cuisine intuitions and concoctions served as part of the hotel’s fine-dining experience stem not from standing at the stovetop but from plenty of solo time spent pedaling his bicycle across Italian hilltops — music in the ears, pulse racing fast and nature all around him.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Guests can savor elevated dining at Salt, the property’s fine-dining restaurant renowned for fresh oysters and innovative coastal cuisine.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Natural fabrics like cotton and wool, however, are best left to the pros.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Operations is responsible for ensuring those resources are provisioned correctly, reachable by the right services and compliant with organizational policy.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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After just one dose, participants answered more questions correctly, made fewer mistakes, and responded faster.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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The explosion of data and increasing customer expectations have made machine learning (ML) essential to delivering satisfactorily against enterprise customer expectations.—
Glenn Katz,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Grief tangles with lingering frustration over a mental illness that was never satisfactorily named or treated.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Adequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequately. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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