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as in lightly
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as in passively
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Recent Examples of mildly
How Baking Soda In Beans Prevents Gas Not to get too complicated, but sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, is a mildly alkaline compound that can neutralize acids by releasing bicarbonate ions, raising the pH of its environment.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
Belton said he was mildly annoyed that there hadn’t been more advertising about the change.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Soaked and mildly hypothermic, my group continued quickly down to the previous night’s camp.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 24 Dec. 2025
Karp had never seen it and seemed mildly amused, rather than irked by it.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Despite its beauty, both the leaves and berries of the holly plant are mildly toxic to dogs and cats, so be careful adorning your holiday tablescape or wreaths with it.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, the Potomac franchise does not exist in reality but instead is a mildly dystopian parallel universe commandeered by the chaotic whims of Big Sister General Gizelle Bryant; therefore, Angel being a general pill doesn’t suffice as a legitimate reason to take issue with her.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
The actress was mildly annoyed to hear the ease with which her on-screen mom carried the weapon.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
The plant may be mildly toxic to your pets.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mildly
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Cook until just tender and lightly browned, 5 minutes.—
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Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and ground pepper.—
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What sets this development apart is the shift from passively reporting problems to actively resolving them.—
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More ambitious ideas include seats that passively adapt to the occupant’s center of gravity, systems that allow greater recline in less space, or even integrated massage functions.—
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Their study suggests that slow, orderly streams of cool gas already inside the galaxy—or delivered by interactions with nearby galaxies—may be quietly feeding central black holes, allowing those black holes to gently shut down star formation without blowing the galaxy apart.—
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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.—
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Ball handlers would dribble close to the basket, only to meekly back away, sensing him looming.—
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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.—
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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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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.—
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
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Also bent on finding the stone are sadistic rebel commander Captain Poison (David Harewood, oozing evil) and the coolly calculating Colonel (Arnold Vosloo), Danny’s one-time mentor as a soldier-for-hire.—
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If someone talks over you, stay generous yet firm and restate your idea calmly, because centered delivery often wins the room.—
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The hooded figure is seen walking calmly in an alleyway near the couple's home around the time the killings are believed to have occurred.—
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Only chief technology officer John Tornow, who pressed Send from mission control, was serenely confident.—
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And Robbie, so serenely, perfectly beautiful, is playing a character teeming with self-loathing.—
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“Mildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mildly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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