as in moderate
a person who holds moderate views
since the party's middle-of-the-roaders often lack verve, the activists inevitably nominate some extremist who can't win in the general election
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moderate
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Or, if the economy slows, unemployment rises and inflation moderates.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025 -
The intraparty squabbles between moderates and progressives that have dominated the past decade have given way to different fault lines.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
19 May 2025
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