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Recent Examples of conservatively
You may unknowingly be invested too conservatively or too aggressively.
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Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Competent and conservatively priced, this laptop will take care of everything from sending emails to scrolling through your various social media feeds.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Denver will likely play it conservatively with the 31-year-old if the calf injury is serious, as the tight end comes with an injury history.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Aside from the one play against Frederique (who wasn’t exactly beaten on the play), the quartet of Frederique, Xavier Lucas, Damari Brown and Scott was excellent for three quarters, before allowing a few intermediate throws to be completed when UM played more conservatively late.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Or, in the case of Mathison, regular deliveries of premium bottled water, coffee and tea pods and candy like Twizzlers and Swedish Fish, which prosecutors conservatively valued at more than $8,300.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
According to Wells Fargo Supply Chain Finance, many companies are ordering conservatively to manage working capital and shield themselves from exposure to the volatility of import costs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Sales of school supplies, apparel and footwear have so far met retailers’ expectations, though inventories were planned very conservatively.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
Even so, Siebert's team conservatively estimates that in the past 4,000 years DFK 52 has lost as much material as makes up our sun.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Competent and conservatively priced, this laptop will take care of everything from sending emails to scrolling through your various social media feeds.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Denver will likely play it conservatively with the 31-year-old if the calf injury is serious, as the tight end comes with an injury history.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Aside from the one play against Frederique (who wasn’t exactly beaten on the play), the quartet of Frederique, Xavier Lucas, Damari Brown and Scott was excellent for three quarters, before allowing a few intermediate throws to be completed when UM played more conservatively late.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Or, in the case of Mathison, regular deliveries of premium bottled water, coffee and tea pods and candy like Twizzlers and Swedish Fish, which prosecutors conservatively valued at more than $8,300.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
According to Wells Fargo Supply Chain Finance, many companies are ordering conservatively to manage working capital and shield themselves from exposure to the volatility of import costs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Sales of school supplies, apparel and footwear have so far met retailers’ expectations, though inventories were planned very conservatively.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
Even so, Siebert's team conservatively estimates that in the past 4,000 years DFK 52 has lost as much material as makes up our sun.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conservatively
Adverb
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Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State's waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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To address that and open up the experience to more of the workforce at Kennedy, the agency has quietly begun work to establish a new facility.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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For the Chinese supplier faced with growing uncertainties, tapping a different market may simply be the safer bet.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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These are all totally valid and understandable concerns and can’t be dismissed as barriers to be overcome simply through top-down education and messaging.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Pinckney’s path to business began modestly.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Conservatively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatively. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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