moderately
adverb
mod·er·ate·ly
ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
Examples of moderately in a Sentence
it was raining moderately hard outside
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Starting in March 2026, new episodes of Peppa Pig will reveal that Peppa’s 2-year-old brother, George, is moderately deaf in one ear and he will be fitted with a hearing aid, just like my son.
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, the year’s sixth Spare the Air Alert will be in effect; the Bay Area Air District issued the alert Wednesday because the air will be only moderately healthy and bordering on unhealthy for groups with breathing issues.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
And consuming more beverages containing artificial sweeteners raises the risk of death from any cause and Alzheimer’s disease, based on moderately good evidence.
—Michael I Goran, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Oli can step over obstacles, move across moderately complex terrain, and recognize and grasp small objects such as tennis balls.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
On Thursday, the year’s sixth Spare the Air Alert will be in effect; the Bay Area Air District issued the alert Wednesday because the air will be only moderately healthy and bordering on unhealthy for groups with breathing issues.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
And consuming more beverages containing artificial sweeteners raises the risk of death from any cause and Alzheimer’s disease, based on moderately good evidence.
—Michael I Goran, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026
Oli can step over obstacles, move across moderately complex terrain, and recognize and grasp small objects such as tennis balls.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moderately. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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