restrainedly

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Adverb
  • See our list below of the five performances from 2026 so far that could reasonably receive Oscar nominations.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • Directing a nonprofit leader toward entrepreneurship education and skills development could reasonably be argued to support an organization's broader operational mission.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Adverb
  • However, the strategy itself has been flawed, often prioritizing roads in excellent condition while allowing moderately deteriorating streets to fail completely.
    Mark Pittman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • At the time, the body was already moderately decomposed.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Adverb
  • Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
    Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026
Adverb
  • Faced with rising costs and declining revenues, the North County Transit District is prudently reducing expenses by freezing open positions.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • The war’s real-time developments affect the ability of every Fortune Global 500 executive to forecast accurately and lead prudently.
    Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Adverb
  • Want to refresh your look for the summer months both chicly and sensibly?
    Ana Morales, Vogue, 29 June 2026
  • To protect small businesses, the bill sensibly exempts employers with 25 or fewer employees.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Adverb
  • Apply conservatively, blend, and then add more if needed.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • Amnesty International estimates that Iran executed 2,159 people last year; Sato puts the number more conservatively at about 1,600.
    Laura Secor, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Adverb
  • In a market where compute deployment speed directly affects competitiveness, compressing infrastructure timelines becomes economically strategic.
    Andrea Sguazzi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The oil industry, even in a country as economically battered as Iran, handled the problem just fine then.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Adverb
  • Local fraud and credit patterns tied to one market hold up too, because a foreign model cannot cheaply acquire them.
    Alex Lazarow, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The facility covers about 1,000 acres (405 hectares) and is the main site for Castelion’s push to make hypersonic weapons more cheaply and in bigger numbers than traditional methods.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026
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“Restrainedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restrainedly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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