as in reasonably
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Adverb
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The lawsuit alleges that the dispute escalated over a period of time that would have allowed security to reasonably notice the situation and intervene, but the bar failed to de-escalate, separate the people involved in the dispute or remove them from the bar.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026 -
With the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged this week, however, and with no clear insight into when they may be reduced again, savers can feel reasonably confident that rates here will remain somewhat stable, at least at this point in the year.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The dough is topped moderately so the sauce and toppings don’t make the crust soggy or floppy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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These perennials will provide color on and off throughout the year as long as they are moderately pruned after each flush of flowers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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One-on-one gatherings are my preference, but no more than a group of maybe four people at a time would be acceptably comfortable for me.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
28 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Even as the cap increased modestly, sometimes even failing to keep up with inflation, the business of the WNBA didn’t always support a reimagination of the salary structure.—
Shannon Ryan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Still, critics have condemned these modestly sized green areas as a PR stunt, citing the high cost per square meter.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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Issues such as menopause and perimenopause, endometriosis and Alzheimer’s disease — conditions that exclusively or disproportionately affect women — remain inadequately studied.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Temperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperately. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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