moderately
adverb
mod·er·ate·ly
ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
Examples of moderately in a Sentence
it was raining moderately hard outside
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Other Central Florida locations scored moderately for the weekend.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Sales at restaurants, the lone services component within the Census Bureau report and a barometer of discretionary spending, rose moderately.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
After all, in high enough doses, the harmala alkaloids are at least moderately psychoactive.
—Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
His net disapproval — a combination of the shares who strongly and moderately disapprove — by contrast, stood at 58%, which is down from 59% in March and up from 54% in April.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
Sales at restaurants, the lone services component within the Census Bureau report and a barometer of discretionary spending, rose moderately.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2025
After all, in high enough doses, the harmala alkaloids are at least moderately psychoactive.
—Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
His net disapproval — a combination of the shares who strongly and moderately disapprove — by contrast, stood at 58%, which is down from 59% in March and up from 54% in April.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for moderately
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moderately. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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