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as in lightly
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as in passively
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Recent Examples of mildly
Sweet, mildly tart, and crisp, lemonade is synonymous with summers in the South.
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Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
The mildly spicy Potlatch Classic Seasoning combines paprika with chile pepper, while the Smokehouse Rub strikes a savory-sweet balance.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
1 July 2026
In a clip from the moment, Contreras seemingly mildly argued his point with officials, who could not be swayed.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo.
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Will Clark,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Don’t Worry Darling, a thriller in the vein of The Stepford Wives, caused a media craze, to put it mildly.
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Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Supergirl the film, meanwhile, is only a mildly diverting whiff.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
The temblor shook dozens of towns across northeastern Japan and was even mildly felt in the capital of Tokyo.
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Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The answer was mildly convincing.
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Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
The mildly spicy Potlatch Classic Seasoning combines paprika with chile pepper, while the Smokehouse Rub strikes a savory-sweet balance.
—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
1 July 2026
In a clip from the moment, Contreras seemingly mildly argued his point with officials, who could not be swayed.
—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The quake, which struck during morning rush hour, also mildly shook Tokyo.
—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
Don’t Worry Darling, a thriller in the vein of The Stepford Wives, caused a media craze, to put it mildly.
—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
26 June 2026
Supergirl the film, meanwhile, is only a mildly diverting whiff.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
The temblor shook dozens of towns across northeastern Japan and was even mildly felt in the capital of Tokyo.
—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The answer was mildly convincing.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildly
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Once the insides are lightly golden, flip the halves cut-side up for the last two minutes, until the interior is golden and slightly crispy.
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The interview has been lightly condensed and edited for clarity.
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Still, any stake should be structured passively, with no voting rights and no board seats, following the precedent of the Intel arrangement, in which the government took a roughly 10 percent nonvoting position last year.
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The people who are going to make a difference are not the ones who seek relaxation and passively use AI to work less.
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Roll it gently between your thumb and fingers.
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Instead, the area should be cleared of sharp or dangerous objects; they should be turned gently on their side, and their airway should be kept clear.
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Sincere meekly hands her a flower from his pocket and sits down, appearing penitent.
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Whether a man chose to use that pistol or meekly give up the money to a robber was up to him.
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However, critics have complained to the county board of supervisors that the sheriff was treated more leniently than the average citizen would have been.
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The document also reopened the controversy around Jannik Sinner’s doping ban, claiming that he was treated leniently by the ITIA.
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Once the players returned to the field, Diaz inexplicably tried a Panenka-style chip and his weak penalty sailed tamely into the arms of Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
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Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman.
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The midfielder who plays professionally at nearby Los Angeles FC coolly chested it down and blasted it off the bounce into the bottom corner of Ronwen Williams’ net before sprinting away to celebrate with Canada’s bench in the second minute of second-half stoppage time.
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Ousmane Dembele — France/Paris Saint-Germain (+8) Finally scored his first career goal at a major tournament for France against Iraq, and also pounced upon a terrible defensive mix-up to coolly give Mbappe a tap-in.
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Ryan Mendes passed a ball through an Argentine defender’s legs on the right side of the Argentinian box to Deroy Duarte, who calmly took a touch and then slammed a shot through another defender’s legs and then slid it past Martínez into the net.
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Kessler catches an empty side screen involving Anfernee Simons and calmly plays in drop, backpedals smoothly, slides laterally for a stride, opens his hips and tricks Simons to shoot before swatting it away with his left hand.
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“Mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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