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as in good
in a satisfactory way
we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately
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as in enough
in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction
adequately provided with candles and freshwater in case of a power outage
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Recent Examples of adequately
However, handling both roles during a busy time may have contributed to the incident.
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Former Black Hawk pilot says helicopter needed more crew members
Concerns are growing about whether the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday's deadly midair collision was adequately staffed.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
After all, disruptive innovation is all about low-cost alternatives that aren’t cutting-edge but perform adequately for many users.
—Prithwiraj (raj) Choudhury,
natarajan Balasubramanian,
mingtao Xu, Harvard Business Review, 30 Jan. 2025
As of May 2023, only 0.9% of the nation’s air control towers were adequately staffed, according to a New York Times investigation into the causes of near-collisions; an internal FAA report obtained by the outlet found that Reagan’s control tower was understaffed on the night of Wednesday’s crash.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
Rose was referring to lawsuits filed by copyright holders alleging that ISPs haven't adequately fought piracy on their networks and failed to terminate repeat infringers.
—Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
After all, disruptive innovation is all about low-cost alternatives that aren’t cutting-edge but perform adequately for many users.
—Prithwiraj (raj) Choudhury,
natarajan Balasubramanian,
mingtao Xu, Harvard Business Review, 30 Jan. 2025
As of May 2023, only 0.9% of the nation’s air control towers were adequately staffed, according to a New York Times investigation into the causes of near-collisions; an internal FAA report obtained by the outlet found that Reagan’s control tower was understaffed on the night of Wednesday’s crash.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
Rose was referring to lawsuits filed by copyright holders alleging that ISPs haven't adequately fought piracy on their networks and failed to terminate repeat infringers.
—Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequately
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Ours is set in a modern world while subverting the audiences expectations given the character has personified good since its inception.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 May 2024
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Ethics and dangers are obvious concerns, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that AI has the potential to do profound good beyond pithy conversation with some chatbot.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
Adverb
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This is particularly a problem when cooking bacon on the stovetop as most skillets are already just wide enough to nestle the strips inside, let alone after they’re stretched out.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Strangely enough, none of the big moves came from the top four teams in the conference.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Hyperlinks within the interview worked fine, although more would be helpful.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
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Adding around 300 episodes of the Comedy Central show to Warner’s inventory for mid-2020, the agreement with the then Viacom was to be paid in installments of about $25 million a quarter – which worked out fine until early this year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Tuiasosopo’s personal life featured some Hollywood twist-and-turns, as well.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Although the scheduled day works best for the couple, the groom's best friend, 35, will be on vacation until the following day.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Adequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequately. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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