moderately

ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
Definition of moderatelynext

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Recent Examples of moderately What ships fast in a demo rarely survives contact with real users, edge cases and the kind of low-effort probing that any moderately curious person will apply to a new app. Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Anything beyond that—media editing, moderately demanding professional work—is for faster machines. Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 Options at the minimum There likely will be a moderately appealing list of players who don’t get midlevel money and could opt to play with Antetokounmpo and Adebayo in Miami. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 According to Google, a moderately sized cluster of 20 phones can support peak submission rates for a class of more than 75 students, with grading latency below that of the default AWS backend. New Atlas, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for moderately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
Adverb
  • But this one is in a pretty brutal industrial town, very no-nonsense.
    Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The letters of their instructions read the same way each time, so they can be tracked pretty easily.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Adverb
  • BoccaLupo isn’t known for happy hour, but their tasting menu is a great way to experience a lot for a relatively low price.
    Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Deuterium is relatively easy to harvest from water, but tritium is trickier.
    David Szondy July 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Adverb
  • He's played with some incredible guards and centers throughout his 10-year career, but none quite like Maxey, Edgecombe and Embiid.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Princess Diana has long been the subject of exhibitions—but maybe never one quite like this.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Adverb
  • Levine notes that the antivenoms are fairly similar, but there are some differences on a molecular level between the two and in their longer-term effects.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Quite macro Part of the fixation on non-fundamental flow and structural drivers reflects a fairly quiet macro backdrop, with near-term economic trends not acting as the prime driver of investor attitudes or even corporate profits.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Adverb
  • Yamal is most likely your favorite player’s favorite player to watch, to steal a somewhat corny adage.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • OpenAI may also be hoping to head off a somewhat similar proposal from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders which would force AI companies to contribute as much as 50% of their equity to a sovereign wealth fund.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Adverb
  • America's Block Party is not a singular event but rather an umbrella for local events throughout the United States.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Its light is rather that of a glowing molten metal than that of a burning furnace.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Adverb
  • This Eytino bikini set is comfortable and athletic enough for a long, active day at the beach.
    Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Even as creators become bigger stakeholders in these deals, for Pounder and Tales, that still isn’t enough.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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