immoderately

Definition of immoderatelynext

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Adverb
  • Those funds were then spent extravagantly, fueling a large-scale abuse of federal resources.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
  • On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.
    Emily Bogle, NPR, 4 May 2026
Adverb
  • The doctor intentionally left the remainder of the tumor as a precaution against possible brain damage due to excessively invasive surgery.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Again, this is very Yellowstone for Rip to have an excessively violent response to an irritating obstacle.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Adverb
  • The most important metric should assess student growth, over time and not rely unduly on individual test scores, which tend to reflect socioeconomic factors outside teachers’ control.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • The person might become unduly disturbed and fall for the assumption that the AI must be right.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Adverb
  • The digital menu is divided into a handful of confusing categories that force you to rely on your previous memory of what’s on offer, not only because finding new options is so difficult, but also because even looking for them is inordinately time-consuming.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The road to today’s launch attempt has been long, winding and bumpy for NASA, not to mention inordinately expensive.
    Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.
    Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Here, that flattening extends to the film’s overly polished setting, where Bargatze and Lagana’s gleeful script unfolds against a wildly generic version of suburban Tennessee.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • Yes, the union won an incredibly (overly) generous union contract.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Adverb
  • And while Cathy has always been a famous beauty, Pugh is looking almost unreasonably chic as the arguable tyrant/Satan analog.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • As the 70th edition of the world’s greatest and most unreasonably extravagant song contest, this year’s Eurovision should have been a cause for celebration.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Adverb
  • An era of exorbitantly expensive venues is in full swing.
    Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Basic food supplies are exorbitantly expensive.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Immoderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderately. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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