immoderately

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Adverb
  • If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do?
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Will Vicari’s wig and makeup design complete the extravagantly artificial fashion of the period.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • In the Derby, the 39-year-old was fined $62,000 and suspended for two race days for using his riding crop excessively.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • The hotel has a formal feel, with lots of wood, leather, and heavy chandeliers, but no one is excessively dressed up.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • When one of us is unduly harmed, we are all inevitably diminished.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This is not to say that the artist herself, and her band, were as quiet as church mice, or that there was anything unduly precious about the performance.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The digital menu is divided into a handful of confusing categories that force you to rely on your previous memory of what’s on offer, not only because finding new options is so difficult, but also because even looking for them is inordinately time-consuming.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The road to today’s launch attempt has been long, winding and bumpy for NASA, not to mention inordinately expensive.
    Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.
    Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Good firm with good people to work with, meaningful and intellectually stimulating work, satisfied and not-overly-obnoxious clients.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Swift continued, claiming that Sombr’s emotional vulnerability in his lyrics will ultimately be good for female songwriters, who are often accused of being overly confessional on their songs.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Stuck in the desert somewhere just south of the American border, Zendaya’s desperate, unreasonably chipper addict is trying to get a duffel bag filled with who knows what from Chihuahua back to California, but her off-road route is filled with impediments.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Jurors are being asked to decide whether the formula is unreasonably dangerous for certain preterm babies, whether Abbott failed to adequately warn about the dangers and risks of the formula, and whether Abbott was negligent.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • An era of exorbitantly expensive venues is in full swing.
    Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Basic food supplies are exorbitantly expensive.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Immoderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderately. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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