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Recent Examples of conservatively
The cost of the overall project may, conservatively, land in the $400 million to $500 million range, Tallen Capital Partners Founder, Chairman and CEO Terry Tallen said Friday.
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Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Pricing too conservatively can leave money on the table.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Jackson — only 26, and not yet an ordained minister — was dressed informally, in a loose jacket and a hip collarless pullover that distinguished him from the dark-suited, pulpit-ready King and King's conservatively attired associates.
—John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Many evergreens should be pruned conservatively to give them a better chance of growing back.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Govern conservatively and listen to our residents.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
But as attire started to shift around the league, there were signs that teams such as the Ottawa Senators would trend conservatively.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Lenders tend to price refinance products more conservatively unless volume increases or competition intensifies.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
The range runs from up to $1,000 per child for families who splurge, down to $250 per child for families who spend more conservatively.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Pricing too conservatively can leave money on the table.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Jackson — only 26, and not yet an ordained minister — was dressed informally, in a loose jacket and a hip collarless pullover that distinguished him from the dark-suited, pulpit-ready King and King's conservatively attired associates.
—John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Many evergreens should be pruned conservatively to give them a better chance of growing back.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Govern conservatively and listen to our residents.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
But as attire started to shift around the league, there were signs that teams such as the Ottawa Senators would trend conservatively.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Lenders tend to price refinance products more conservatively unless volume increases or competition intensifies.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
The range runs from up to $1,000 per child for families who splurge, down to $250 per child for families who spend more conservatively.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservatively
Adverb
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Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed a plaque honoring the officers, three years after it was required by law to be erected.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Women were punished differently — whipped, branded, sold, imprisoned, or quietly executed.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But some backpacks are better for travel than others, perhaps designed with isolated shoe compartments, holes to feed your phone charging cable through, jewelry pouches, and special materials that simply wipe clean after picking up germs from public floors.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The host Knights used their balanced attack and nine three-pointers to simply overwhelm defending state champion Etiwanda, 80-66.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Aspiring home buyers can look forward to a modestly more favorable real estate market heading into the spring house-hunting season.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Interest rates below 6% will have a positive psychological effect on home buyers and modestly increase the pool of buyers.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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All of them were demurely buttoned right to the top.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Conservatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatively. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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