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Recent Examples of mildly
If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck.
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Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
Baking soda is mildly abrasive, so it shouldn’t be used frequently and it’s not recommended for regular cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Mark Clements' mildly interactive adaptation keeps audience members personally invested in Scrooge's fate.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
It's also known for being squash-like in texture, mildly sweet and subtly earthy, especially when cooked.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Toyota goes after the holdouts with the new 2026 model, which adds smarter electronics, standard hybrid power and a mildly adventurous GR Sport trim level.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
What’s not a problem for most folks can be a mildly bad to ultimately bad problem for those with a peanut allergy.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The last man lingered by the door, looking mildly confused.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday's episode of Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Steenburgen's husband Ted Danson recounted the mildly traumatic incident.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
Baking soda is mildly abrasive, so it shouldn’t be used frequently and it’s not recommended for regular cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Mark Clements' mildly interactive adaptation keeps audience members personally invested in Scrooge's fate.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
It's also known for being squash-like in texture, mildly sweet and subtly earthy, especially when cooked.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Toyota goes after the holdouts with the new 2026 model, which adds smarter electronics, standard hybrid power and a mildly adventurous GR Sport trim level.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
What’s not a problem for most folks can be a mildly bad to ultimately bad problem for those with a peanut allergy.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
The last man lingered by the door, looking mildly confused.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
On Wednesday's episode of Where Everybody Knows Your Name, Steenburgen's husband Ted Danson recounted the mildly traumatic incident.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildly
Adverb
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Roast until edges of carrots are lightly browned and crisp, 15 to 20 minutes more.—
Madalyn Bendgen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The release also said charging documents allege that shortly after meal service, a 17-year-old passenger who had been lightly asleep awoke to find Usiripalli standing over him.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In all other modes—Air Crisp (air-fry), Bake, Broil, Roast, and Dehydrate—the top heating element and fan are the main source of heat and can handle everything from charring chicken to gently baking cakes.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Most recently, in 2023, a group of British researchers found that ticks are passively attracted to furry hosts, whose fluffy coats accumulate electrons.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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By inviting children to deliberate, argue, and choose winners, SIFF is essentially teaching media literacy as a creative discipline, cultivating audiences who interpret film critically, not passively.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In other words, students prepare for citizenship in a disputatious society by practicing the civic arts—by asserting and advocating for their views—not by meekly absorbing lessons from their instructors.—
Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Well, after years of stuttering, pausing, juddering, waiting for the goalkeeper to dive and then rolling spot kicks meekly into the net, Nick Woltemade may have just reversed the trend.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wilson Isidor’s shot was unthreatening enough but Hermansen’s attempts to push it around his post were fluffed, allowing the ball to bounce tamely into the corner.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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The veteran of 71 postseason games slid to his left to field it, coolly executing a fundamental throw home to nab Bauers and keep the game tied, 1-1.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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