ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
as in pretty
to some degree or extent
it was raining moderately hard outside
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Recent Examples of moderately
Today’s average difficulty is 5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In fact, too much complexity is less likely to give that feeling of groove than a moderately complex rhythm.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Kiwi One study found that adults with moderately elevated blood pressure improved after eating kiwi.
—Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Across all studies, participants rated each item on the standard six-point scale: 1 = not like me at all, 2 = not like me, 3 = a little like me, 4 = moderately like me, 5 = like me and 6 = very much like me.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In fact, too much complexity is less likely to give that feeling of groove than a moderately complex rhythm.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Kiwi One study found that adults with moderately elevated blood pressure improved after eating kiwi.
—Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 29 May 2025
Across all studies, participants rated each item on the standard six-point scale: 1 = not like me at all, 2 = not like me, 3 = a little like me, 4 = moderately like me, 5 = like me and 6 = very much like me.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
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Bane seems to be pretty excited about the opportunity to join the Magic going forward.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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In other words, the idea of the Qataris shutting off the monetary supply line to the French capital is pretty misguided.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Being more affordable and without a human in the cockpit makes each unit relatively more expendable, adding versatility to how they are deployed in combat situations.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Goldman Sachs estimates federal employment declined by a relatively modest 10,000 in May, adding to the 26,000 government workers that Capital Economics says already have been chopped since February.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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It’s been quite a year for Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton, who both lead hit shows.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
15 June 2025
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While that is quite close to the FOMC’s target, it was dragged down by a decline in energy prices.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Of course, given the ubiquity of such ambitious politicians of all flavors, everywhere, all the time, the charge of cynical opportunism has fairly short legs.—
Dain Fitzgerald,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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This person is going to be blown literally in half, but the legs, the feet, the shoes might stay fairly comfortably in place.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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Whether these small fixes work is a somewhat complicated question.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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One is her ex, the struggling, somewhat tetchy actor/caterer John, played by Chris Evans.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Ten years later, Jamie Wyeth remains not only my favorite artist but a rather unexpected style muse for his unapologetically unique dress sense.—
Caroline Reilly,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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Trump and Musk traded barbs in a rather public feud, with the U.S. president threatening to pull back billions of dollars in government contracts for Musk's companies, while the Tesla CEO suggested Trump could not have won the election without him.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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While most of Mario Kart World looks nice enough, the new Rainbow Road is genuinely astonishing to behold (shown below).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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While the 787-8 is small enough to land at an airport with Category 8 RFFS requirements, the 787-9 needs a Category 9 RFFS airport, the Boeing document shows.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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