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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First of all, the president’s name is redacted throughout, yet everything else seems pretty familiar to me.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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After the two hitters, the two outs felt pretty good.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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An engaging vertical series can produce bigger bang for the buck than one-off collabs with digital influencers, execs says, coming in with a relatively affordable production budget.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Testing kits used in the region were designed to detect the Zaire strain of the virus, which is more common, rather than the Bundibugyo virus, which is relatively rare.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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However, xGC estimates that even with Lionel Messi, their roster doesn’t quite contain the same threat as teams like France and Spain.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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There's nothing quite like growing a classic apple tree (Malus domestica) in your garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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The icy comet body itself, surrounded by this dust, may have been fairly Earth-like after all.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
12 June 2026
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Most of the highway was fairly empty.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Perhaps that explains her perfunctory, somewhat rote speech — which still didn’t detract from the joy of her win.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Despite its outsized influence in music and putting Seattle’s culture on the map, the grunge movement was, inherently, somewhat self-destructive, leaving behind few icons of the era.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Phongam plays off Jittri’s steam-rolling ambition to electrifying results in a rather addictive Thai thriller series that throws a lot of story at ya.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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This would be joy enough, but why limit ourselves?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The Catalan architect lived long enough to see the first tower completed.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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