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to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the wind began to moderate as the night wore on
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Recent Examples of moderated
Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced substantial changes to the way that his company’s two most popular products, the social media networks Facebook and Instagram, will be moderated going forward.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, Cisco traded at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of over 140 during the dot-com bubble—its share price crashed over 85% when growth expectations moderated.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Conversations were moderated by Setoodeh, editor-at-large Kate Aurthur, reporter Selome Hailu and chief correspondent Daniel D’Addario.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Comments are moderated for civility.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Over Tres Generaciones Tequila’s Coconut Ranchwater, Rocsi Diaz moderated a lively debate as the group sifted through a series of iconic local hits.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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Variety hosted a panel for six short films, moderated by Senior Artisans Editor Jazz Tangcay, as part of the Variety Streaming Room series.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The founder of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced substantial changes to the way that his company’s two most popular products, the social media networks Facebook and Instagram, will be moderated going forward.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, Cisco traded at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of over 140 during the dot-com bubble—its share price crashed over 85% when growth expectations moderated.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Conversations were moderated by Setoodeh, editor-at-large Kate Aurthur, reporter Selome Hailu and chief correspondent Daniel D’Addario.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Comments are moderated for civility.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Over Tres Generaciones Tequila’s Coconut Ranchwater, Rocsi Diaz moderated a lively debate as the group sifted through a series of iconic local hits.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderated
Adjective
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The Texas Compassionate Use Act permits the sale of marijuana products to qualified consumers with maladies like MS and cancer.—
John Burnett,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2025
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In many cases, this can lead to business failures, even with highly qualified employees and leaders.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Its pandemic subsided in 1969, but the virus continued to circulate, eventually becoming a part of the regular seasonal flu strain.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu's legal and political predicaments are being subsided when the war is still ongoing.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Dan echoed this sentiment, rejecting superficial solutions like additional meetings and emphasizing the need for meaningful work, fair pay, and flexibility.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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But if the models are doing something more superficial, then perhaps machine learning has no insights to offer linguistics.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Recession fears have diminished, inflation is trending back toward 2 percent, and the labor market has rebalanced, but remains strong.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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The theme of running recurred, as did moments of isolation, with Abraham appearing preoccupied and diminished, unable to fully participate as the others moved around him.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Metro Richmond Zoo shared a video of Poppy taking a splash in a shallow pool with her mom.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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There are series with lazy writing, shallow characters, boring plots and even offensive elements.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Minx’s reprieve was short-lived with season 2 being felled by limited press opportunities during the 2023 strikes — and sadly, third chances aren’t really a thing.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
6 Dec. 2024
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On to the nominees: Jalen Arnold, Moreau Catholic football: Arnold caught three passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score as Moreau felled Ferndale 21-19 to win the NCS Division VII championship.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The store was shut during the COVID-19 pandemic and was reopened briefly after Shanghai eased lockdown measures.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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Unfriendly clouds loomed as the Star Breeze eased out of the lagoon.—
David Swanson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2025
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