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to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
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Recent Examples of moderated
Carole Horst, Variety, 10 June 2026
Aaron Cannon is the co-founder and CEO of Outset, a leading AI-moderated research platform that captures incredible feedback in a way that feels like an interview, not a typical questionnaire.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick will participate in a moderated conversation after the screening.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The effect is less about measurable temperature reduction and more about cultivating a breathable, moderated atmosphere—one that feels softer against the skin and easier to inhabit through long summer days.
—Nolan Lewis, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
Candidates will participate in a structured format that features opening statements, moderated discussion and closing remarks.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Following a moderated conversation, there will be a screening of Lynne’s new film Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a rumination of memory and assumptions using as inspiration a stack of business cards collected over 40 years.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Off the table Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a moderated conversation at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, March 30, 2026.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The Indiana Fever player, 24, was at Paradise Plaza in Miami’s Design District Tuesday to discuss the initiative in a moderated Q&A with Anderson.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
The series features six conversations — highlighting the arts of cinematography, composing, production design, editing, costume design, and visual effects — with the artisans behind Emmy-contending shows, all moderated by IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
The conversations will be moderated by an affiliated coalition of universities and think tanks — like American Public Trust, Berggruen Institute and Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
The conversation was moderated by TIME senior health correspondent Alice Park.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 28 May 2026
In each of the first two quarters of fiscal 2026, the declines moderated to 10 basis points apiece and appeared to stabilize.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
All three and co-director Lilly Wachowski will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation moderated by Julie Klausner.
—Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Spanish French director Oliver Laxe is also making the trip to Beirut to give a Master Class on June 3, moderated by Rabih El- Khoury, who is the Berlinale’s Arab film programmer and also a member of the Metropolis Cinema Association.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Prices have moderated, after surging well over $100 a barrel, on hopes that the United States and Iran can reach an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow oil tankers to exit the Persian Gulf for deliveries again.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Adjective
The married duo will be on hand for a moderated conversation.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 June 2026
Aaron Cannon is the co-founder and CEO of Outset, a leading AI-moderated research platform that captures incredible feedback in a way that feels like an interview, not a typical questionnaire.
—Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick will participate in a moderated conversation after the screening.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The effect is less about measurable temperature reduction and more about cultivating a breathable, moderated atmosphere—one that feels softer against the skin and easier to inhabit through long summer days.
—Nolan Lewis, Architectural Digest, 27 Apr. 2026
Candidates will participate in a structured format that features opening statements, moderated discussion and closing remarks.
—CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Following a moderated conversation, there will be a screening of Lynne’s new film Every Contact Leaves a Trace, a rumination of memory and assumptions using as inspiration a stack of business cards collected over 40 years.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Off the table Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a moderated conversation at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, March 30, 2026.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The Indiana Fever player, 24, was at Paradise Plaza in Miami’s Design District Tuesday to discuss the initiative in a moderated Q&A with Anderson.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Comments Comments are moderated.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
The series features six conversations — highlighting the arts of cinematography, composing, production design, editing, costume design, and visual effects — with the artisans behind Emmy-contending shows, all moderated by IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
The conversations will be moderated by an affiliated coalition of universities and think tanks — like American Public Trust, Berggruen Institute and Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
The conversation was moderated by TIME senior health correspondent Alice Park.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 28 May 2026
In each of the first two quarters of fiscal 2026, the declines moderated to 10 basis points apiece and appeared to stabilize.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
All three and co-director Lilly Wachowski will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation moderated by Julie Klausner.
—Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 2026
Spanish French director Oliver Laxe is also making the trip to Beirut to give a Master Class on June 3, moderated by Rabih El- Khoury, who is the Berlinale’s Arab film programmer and also a member of the Metropolis Cinema Association.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Prices have moderated, after surging well over $100 a barrel, on hopes that the United States and Iran can reach an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow oil tankers to exit the Persian Gulf for deliveries again.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderated
Adjective
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In other words, rather than admitting more qualified applicants, the administration has chosen to pressure professors to dumb down the material.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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The company also offers a unified drop-trailer pool that supports both LTL and full truckload shipments, which is designed to simplify yard operations for qualified customers using multiple ASCS freight services.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The sentence was decreased to 30 years weeks later.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Brunson, meanwhile, has also received attention for his propensity to draw fouls, but his reliance in that area has decreased.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Real estate developers are already cautiously planning to take advantage of the eased regulations and plan to announce new projects after the law goes into effect.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Despite the eased restrictions, Rader is still only allowed out of his 8-foot-by-10-foot cell for one hour a day, five days a week.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although the heaviest fighting has subsided, the ceasefire has seen almost daily Israeli fire.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Not only is inflation on the rise again and currently sitting at its highest point in three years, but the hope for interest rate cuts this year has largely subsided.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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But our conversation ended up being so much about women and mothers generally, and how people in their lives create these illusions of normalcy and these illusions of perfection based on superficial stuff.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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Her music owned up to being horny, garish, and superficial, but could scan as thin or cheap when held up to other kinds of ethical or political scrutiny.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
Verb
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But by the 1960s, it was much diminished, and a later owner, Benjamin Swig, had sold close to 1,000 antiques and artworks to help pay bills.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Life satisfaction went up, and loneliness diminished.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Transfer salad to a large shallow bowl.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 June 2026
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The shallow Ethiopian gambella canoe basket makes a particularly good dining or coffee table centerpiece, especially as a counterpoint to glass or glossy surfaces that need grounding.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
Verb
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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There was also a giant tree stretching across Laflin Street about a block from the scene of the fire, after being felled by the storms on Wednesday.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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