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
Start perennial herbs with a moderately slow growth rate, such as chives, oregano, sage, and thyme indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
The still-nearly-full moon will cross in front of and eclipsing the moderately bright star Regulus.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Use open shelving moderately and have a plan for styling them.
—Jane Kim, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
My forecast is that small business earnings will grow moderately but not as fast as the overall economy.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2026
The still-nearly-full moon will cross in front of and eclipsing the moderately bright star Regulus.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
Use open shelving moderately and have a plan for styling them.
—Jane Kim, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
My forecast is that small business earnings will grow moderately but not as fast as the overall economy.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
Adverb
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At least those visual mannerisms and tropes are pretty much universal, baked into the DNA of TV casting-and-talent shows worldwide.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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In pretty good shape for his age, rode his bike everywhere around New York.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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That’s why the Fed’s minutes are being interpreted by many this morning as being relatively hawkish—meaning that the Federal Open Market Committee is less enthusiastic about cutting interest rates further.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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That’s true even when key elements of that history are relatively unknown, like that of Georgia’s blueswomen.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Gradual warming across Maryland through Thursday Early morning temperatures stayed safely above freezing in and around the Baltimore Beltway, but fog continues to be quite problematic.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The circumstances were quite different in 2016, though, as William and Kate were happy and in love; Diana, though on a visit to India with her then-husband Prince Charles, poignantly visited the monument to love solo.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Melling’s scenes all took place in the objectively less exciting muggle universe, occurring along a fairly straightforward arc from spoiled bully to remorseful young adult.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Chicken prices remained fairly stagnant in 2025, not moving more than 7 cents in either direction.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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But there were other vital and somewhat uniquely Kansas City elements that had to coalesce, too.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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The president’s recent announcement of progress has been somewhat overshadowed by violent crimes making headlines daily.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The pace isn’t slow but, rather, timeless; Depardon builds it with long takes that are emptied of what the captive thinks of as her life but full of an alternative time scale, a meta-experience of its own.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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During her lifetime, Gwen John’s achievements were rather overshadowed by those of her younger brother Augustus, said Jonathan Jones in The Guardian.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who were lucky enough to catch them, today cheap plastic beaded necklaces from overseas are tossed from floats by the handful.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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So the Huskies, 24-2 overall, are 14-1 in the league, are good enough to win, but still not quite good enough to consistently run opponents out of the building.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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