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Recent Examples of mildly
There’s a mildly interesting thread of casting formerly maligned, misunderstood figures like Elizabeth Berkley and Jessica Simpson as clients, but any cultural commentary is overpowered by just how cruel the show is to their characters.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
To say there were plenty of good seats available would be putting it mildly.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Riccoboni doesn’t take himself too seriously, admitting that his science-fiction picture book serves up otherworldly tales that some might find only mildly amusing.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Food and drink specials are listed, like kompot, the refreshing Eastern European fruit juice — this one, tart and mildly flavored of cherry and plum.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Toyota goes after the holdouts with the new 2026 model, which adds smarter electronics, standard hybrid power and a mildly adventurous GR Sport trim level.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
Baking soda is mildly abrasive, so it shouldn’t be used frequently and it’s not recommended for regular cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Mark Clements' mildly interactive adaptation keeps audience members personally invested in Scrooge's fate.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
To say there were plenty of good seats available would be putting it mildly.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Riccoboni doesn’t take himself too seriously, admitting that his science-fiction picture book serves up otherworldly tales that some might find only mildly amusing.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Food and drink specials are listed, like kompot, the refreshing Eastern European fruit juice — this one, tart and mildly flavored of cherry and plum.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Toyota goes after the holdouts with the new 2026 model, which adds smarter electronics, standard hybrid power and a mildly adventurous GR Sport trim level.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
Baking soda is mildly abrasive, so it shouldn’t be used frequently and it’s not recommended for regular cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Mark Clements' mildly interactive adaptation keeps audience members personally invested in Scrooge's fate.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildly
Adverb
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Yeah, that’s putting it lightly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Over the last few years, trade rumors have lightly surrounded Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Most recently, in 2023, a group of British researchers found that ticks are passively attracted to furry hosts, whose fluffy coats accumulate electrons.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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By inviting children to deliberate, argue, and choose winners, SIFF is essentially teaching media literacy as a creative discipline, cultivating audiences who interpret film critically, not passively.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
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Short-foot activation Stand barefoot and gently press your toes into the floor while drawing the ball of your foot slightly toward your heel, creating a subtle arch.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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To remove rust, sprinkle a bit of Bar Keepers Friend or baking soda over the affected area, add a drop of water to create a paste, and gently scrub with a soft sponge.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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In other words, students prepare for citizenship in a disputatious society by practicing the civic arts—by asserting and advocating for their views—not by meekly absorbing lessons from their instructors.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Well, after years of stuttering, pausing, juddering, waiting for the goalkeeper to dive and then rolling spot kicks meekly into the net, Nick Woltemade may have just reversed the trend.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The 2000s Sacramento Kings star guard looks fit enough to curl off a screen and coolly drop in an 18-footer jumper in front of a frenzied home playoff crowd, but Bibby does his basketball work now with a whistle.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Addison Barger had two hits and an RBI for the American League champion Blue Jays, who coolly rebounded from their heartbreaking, late-night defeat in Game 3 with stellar work at the plate and on the mound.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Address gossip calmly and factually, not emotionally.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a viral TikTok shared by user @rejumadnil, a small dog can be seen calmly lounging on what appears to be an entire couch cushion placed neatly inside its kennel.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildly. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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