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
Today’s average difficulty is 4.2 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The stock seems moderately valued to me, selling for 14 times recent earnings, and is up 16% this year.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Today’s average difficulty is 4.5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The lens has a moderately wide angle of view (about the same as a 35mm full-frame prime) and two manual focus zones, one for close-up with an 11.8-inch (0.3m) focal distance and a second for subjects further away from the camera.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The stock seems moderately valued to me, selling for 14 times recent earnings, and is up 16% this year.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Today’s average difficulty is 4.5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The lens has a moderately wide angle of view (about the same as a 35mm full-frame prime) and two manual focus zones, one for close-up with an 11.8-inch (0.3m) focal distance and a second for subjects further away from the camera.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
Adverb
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That makes for a pretty crowded receiver room in Green Bay.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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And that’s pretty much what another resident, Rachel (Erica Pappas), says in an attempt to dissuade the council from sending a war party of 16 to Seattle.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sinners cost $90 million to make before marketing, a relatively hefty price tag for a genre movie (Creed‘s budget was $50 million).—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Apr. 2025
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Actual economic data has remained relatively resilient despite the tariff storm.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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When asked about it in his pre-match press conference, Silva, quite fairly, dismissed its relevance in strong terms.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Heat-wise, this honey is fairly bold—like a mini firework show for your tastebuds.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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However, the deep seat depth compensates somewhat for the low profile—I’ve spent many a weekend curled up on the couch reading a book with no issue.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fund flow data suggests European investors drove the selling, while market participants from other international regions remained somewhat positive on U.S. equities.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Some, called rogue planets, don't even orbit a star, but are rather floating through the cosmos untethered.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, this is not an isolated incident, but rather the latest in a history of underperformance.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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And oddly enough, this one seemed more authentic, like this was the real Hitler.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The assumption, of course, was that the conflict would last twelve weeks—just long enough to put the erring states back in their place.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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