immoderately

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Adverb
  • In November, the content creator, who first established a tradition of dressing extravagantly for her relatives' holiday parties in 2021, pulled up to her family function in a look inspired by a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Some journalists dress extravagantly, a longstanding tradition at this news conference, hoping to stand out in the packed hall and catch the president’s eye for a chance to ask a question.
    Keir Simmons, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • Originally, this was a great mystery, as cosmic rays were known to be composed almost exclusively of protons, and the theoretical limit on a proton that traveled through intergalactic space should forbid such excessively high energies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In recent years, Warsh has grown increasingly critical of the Fed, arguing that the institution has become excessively focused on backward-looking economic data rather than anticipating changes, Deutsche Bank analysts said in a December 15 report.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • This ability to chop and change without unduly weakening the team — Smith seamlessly replacing top scorer Kieffer Moore over Christmas as midfielder George Thomason deputed admirably at left wing-back — could become even more important if further progress is made in the Cup.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • If Rozier is paying for Laster’s attorney, that could unduly affect his friend's own defense, prosecutors said.
    Tom Winter, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • The film’s title may be overstated, but there’s no denying the way the song’s message about longing, separation, and regret affected an inordinately wide range of people who heard it.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
  • As the article points out, California’s mismanagement is contributing inordinately to the highest utility and gasoline prices in the country.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).
    Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The list intentionally avoids being overly banker-centric or academic, reflecting more how M&A is experienced by leaders and employees through the life-cycle of a transaction.
    Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Paczocha and his wife were frustrated by growing unrest stemming from Black Lives Matter protests and six months of COVID-19 restrictions the family believed were overly strict.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • The bill would task the state’s attorney general with establishing the guidelines to determine unreasonably excessive prices for captive consumers, such as at airports, hospitals, sporting events, large festivals or in correctional facilities.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Fernández was said to have – not unreasonably – anti-trust concerns about Disney’s dominant sports market position.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • That term represents a specific, predatory practice of exorbitantly raising prices during a state of emergency.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There’s another strain of The Beauty, one developed by an exorbitantly wealthy man who calls himself The Corporation (Ashton Kutcher).
    Barry Levitt, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Immoderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderately. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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