tolerably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolerably
Adverb
  • Hochul touted the program as a way to expand access to higher education and good-paying jobs, strengthen the state’s workforce, and invest in community colleges.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Shake it up good and don’t over dress it!
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • His best cuisine intuitions and concoctions served as part of the hotel’s fine-dining experience stem not from standing at the stovetop but from plenty of solo time spent pedaling his bicycle across Italian hilltops — music in the ears, pulse racing fast and nature all around him.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Guests can savor elevated dining at Salt, the property’s fine-dining restaurant renowned for fresh oysters and innovative coastal cuisine.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • This worked nicely in my open living room and now serves as the focal point of the space, with a set of two accent chairs completing the floating furniture layout.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And all the various mysteries come to a head in the final two episodes and are wrapped up nicely.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Natural fabrics like cotton and wool, however, are best left to the pros.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • First, the black holes that are predicted do arise sufficiently early — at between 100-150 million years of cosmic age (or a redshift of between 23 and 30) — but tend to have masses of around 10,000 or maybe a few ten-thousand solar masses.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Simply stated, the value of learning is not sufficiently recognized by both companies and their employees.
    Ulrik Juul Christensen, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • However, until getting shut down by the Pirates, the Rockies had been playing respectably since the All-Star break.
    John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Tolerably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolerably. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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