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
Host Kelly Ripa ended the morning's host chat by sharing a moderately concerning development about their guest for the day.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
In stark contrast to buyers, home sellers remain moderately optimistic.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The mattress is moderately firm, but the plush Euro Top adds an extra layer of coziness and comfort.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
These are generally moderately priced.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
In stark contrast to buyers, home sellers remain moderately optimistic.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The mattress is moderately firm, but the plush Euro Top adds an extra layer of coziness and comfort.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
These are generally moderately priced.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
Adverb
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During a pretty boring game that ended in a 105-95 Knicks win, Eagle and his analyst, Stan Van Gundy, made some chicken salad.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the spring of 2024, another photo, the last, showed him in pretty much the same outfit somewhere on the streets of Santa Fe, clinging to Betsy’s arm.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Although Harrison is relatively new to UFC, she's been professionally fighting for years.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The University of Miami law school graduate was a relatively young prosecutor in 2004 when she was chosen to lead a team to prosecute Smith — who was ultimately convicted of the murders of six people, mostly associated with gang activity and drug trade.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This shortfall was quite disappointing.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s also been quite a bit of slash and burn.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the first fight, Dern edged out two rounds to take a 29-28 decision, winning the first round fairly comfortably on the feet and outlanding Jandiroba 28-19.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Yet over a decade later, the constitution remains provisional and there is no clear agreement on how the central government in Mogadishu shares power with Somalia’s seven member states—some of which operate fairly autonomously.—
Omar S Mahmood,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The speedy style of play popularized in chess’ digital arena is somewhat reliant on the honor system.—
Corey Williams,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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What matters most to parents for school transportation Families were asked to rank various factors for school transportation as very important, somewhat important and not important.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The sixth-year veteran has been rather terrible as of late.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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But a few of those games have been rather close, particularly last year’s 30-27 win in double overtime.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Watters said letting visitors toss vegetables through the fence could send the wrong message, normalizing the idea of being close enough to feed a bear.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is why economists are so preoccupied with a country’s debt-to-GDP ratio, basically whether a country is growing enough to justify its borrowing, which is projected to spiral to 156% by 2055 according to the CBO.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderately. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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