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
One person was seriously wounded, two people were moderately hurt and two people sustained minor wounds, according to the spokesperson.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 is designed for moderately active folks and hardcore athletes alike, with a host of modes for running, skiing, soccer, racquet sports, and more, plus specific metrics for intense activities like hill-climbing.
—Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
The finish is moderately long, with lingering notes of caramel, fruit, and a touch of spice.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verbena grows moderately fast, reaching full size in a few weeks.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
The Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 is designed for moderately active folks and hardcore athletes alike, with a host of modes for running, skiing, soccer, racquet sports, and more, plus specific metrics for intense activities like hill-climbing.
—Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
The finish is moderately long, with lingering notes of caramel, fruit, and a touch of spice.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verbena grows moderately fast, reaching full size in a few weeks.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
Adverb
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My audience can smell something disingenuous pretty quick.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Everyone looks pretty baffled at what Mwepu Ilunga has done, not least his team-mates.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Captain Edson Álvarez helped turn away South Korea’s attack late, holding up relatively well despite having left ankle surgery during the past year.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Because this research was conducted on mice over a relatively short 16-week period, further clinical trials are necessary to determine whether a completely sugar-free diet causes the same gut and liver inflammation in humans.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Looking to be quite aggressive in a football sense and always looking for the solution and what can happen instead of worrying about what the problem is.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Nothing stings quite like being steps from getting your credit card out to make a glorious purchase, and finding that your promo code isn’t working.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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While most annual meteor showers follow a fairly predictable script, the June Bootids have a habit of surprising astronomers.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
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Shortly, the reshaping of the Charlotte Hornets’ roster should be fairly complete.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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In May, the royal family recovered somewhat in popularity, with 64% polled by Norstat supporting the monarchy and 23% wanting a different system of governance.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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McConnell has always appeared to have a somewhat unsteady gate — a childhood bout of polio left him with a partially paralyzed leg.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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The menu at Ardys’ food truck is rather sparse compared to its restaurant in Philippine Cultural Center, but the truck could arguably sell just one item and still do just fine.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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In bacteria, transcription factors are rather like keys that fit the locks of unique binding sites on DNA.—
Philip Ball,
Quanta Magazine,
18 June 2026
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That was good enough to give the 79-year-old Spielberg, who conceived the film's story, his best opening weekend for an original movie, not accounting to inflation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The cancellation was frustrating enough, but this comes across as incredibly dismissive of the fans who support your career.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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