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as in humbly
in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion
spoke modestly about his accomplishments as an entrepreneur
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as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed
dressed modestly to go to church
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Recent Examples of modestly
Taken together, the reactions suggest a labor market that is still expanding, but only modestly, and one that is giving policymakers less reason to worry about overheating.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Most chipmakers were down modestly premarket after a big sell-off a day earlier that saw Micron lose more than 10%.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Fireworks sales that rose modestly in the 2010 decade got a big boost during Covid.
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Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That explains why the stock went from being down roughly 9% early in the post-earnings conference call to only down modestly.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 June 2026
After an arduously long winter, these narrow, modestly sized shops have been—with a suddenness and intensity that only TikTok and Instagram can foment—thronged.
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David Kamp,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In stock markets abroad, indexes dipped modestly in Europe after mixed performances in Asia.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Dutch households, by comparison, typically earn less and live more modestly.
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Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Kombucha may modestly alter the gut microbiota.
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Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2026
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Most chipmakers were down modestly premarket after a big sell-off a day earlier that saw Micron lose more than 10%.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Fireworks sales that rose modestly in the 2010 decade got a big boost during Covid.
—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That explains why the stock went from being down roughly 9% early in the post-earnings conference call to only down modestly.
—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 June 2026
After an arduously long winter, these narrow, modestly sized shops have been—with a suddenness and intensity that only TikTok and Instagram can foment—thronged.
—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
In stock markets abroad, indexes dipped modestly in Europe after mixed performances in Asia.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Dutch households, by comparison, typically earn less and live more modestly.
—
Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Kombucha may modestly alter the gut microbiota.
—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modestly
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The restaurant from Yao and co-owners Ryan Bailey and Nikki Reginaldo began humbly, as did its beverage program.
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The post shows the actress going from humbly accepting the compliment to striking her best modeling poses as the wind blows through her hair.
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Their amalgamation with the other color produces a degradation to which no lover of his country, no lover of excellence in the human character can innocently consent.
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It was innocently posted by motorsports reporter Cole Cusumano, who was there covering the race.
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For much of the last two seasons, Washington’s defense has been out of sync, to put it politely.
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Almost nine years after their awkward handshake at the 2017 Bastille Day military parade, the two men politely shook hands and expressed their affinity for each other.
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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This is sending shivers down the spines of regular Democrats, who now sheepishly admit the party has been turned over to the left-wing loons.
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The boy stepped out of the chair, thanked the staff and said goodbye — only to sheepishly return for a hug with Hiniker.
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The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.
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Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves.
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Precedent thus gave the judge reason to deferentially review settlement terms.
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Scorsese shoots them beautifully and deferentially.
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Yet the discussion surrounding their survival is too often reduced to a purely financial debate.
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Port selection is cutting-edge, with purely USB-C connectivity on both sides.
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“Modestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modestly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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