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verb

past tense of moderate

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the wind began to moderate as the night wore on

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After the episode, stars Ed Weeks, Allegra Edwards, Jaren Lewison, Helen J Shen, Parker Young are set to join the creators for a moderated discussion. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 July 2026 Stu Sjouwerman is co-founder and CEO of ReadingMinds, a pioneering AI-moderated interview platform for conducting sentiment analysis. — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Thankfully for Sacramento and the Delta region, a nice and steady Delta breeze will keep the area a bit more moderated, with high temps in the low- to mid-90s between Monday and Thursday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026 Key Takeaways An egg salad sandwich on white bread produces a moderated peak in blood sugar. — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 16 June 2026 Over the last month, Jen has embarked on a tour to various bookstores around the country, partnering with other content creators and medical professionals for moderated conversations about the book. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 The married duo will be on hand for a moderated conversation. — Carole Horst, Variety, 10 June 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

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The event will be moderated by NBC6 Anchor Jawan Strader and Miami Herald Editorial Opinion Editor Amy Driscoll. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 In addition, services costs, which are closely watched by Federal Reserve policymakers for longer-run inflation trends, moderated significantly. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 July 2026 The panel will be moderated by Damian Holbrook (senior writer, TV Guide) and conclude with an audience Q&A. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026 Couric moderated a panel at the event, and served as a panelist on another. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 July 2026 The same refusal to soften extends to issues where many Democrats have moderated their rhetoric. — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026 Dacus, who is also a member of boygenius with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker, will return home for a special screening of the video at Richmond’s Byrd Theatre on July 30, followed by a Q&A moderated by SPARC senior faculty member Paul Major. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 July 2026 That same idea surfaced at the AI & Tech Sandbox, in a Fireside Chat moderated by C200 member Jennifer Quigley-Jones, VP of Strategy & Partnerships at PMG. — C200, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 While Behar moderated the show, actress Michelle Buteau — originally slated to be an interview guest — sat in as a guest cohost for the entire episode, alongside regular panelists Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

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Adjective

In that time, only Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – the last two Champion Golfers of the Year – have a better scoring average at the Open among qualified players than McIlroy does.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of qualified

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Researchers could not attribute increased or decreased beach erosion to higher global average temperatures.

— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
So while the air won’t be clear Sunday, the greatest risk appears to have passed and the threat of rain or lightning interrupting the game also has decreased, with the forecast calling for temperatures in the mid-80s and 55% humidity at kickoff.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of decreased

Adjective

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
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

Definition of eased

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Violence flared and subsided periodically, and Lebanon and Israel reached ceasefire agreements in 1993, 1996 and after a 2006 war.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Execution remains the big question, but doubts around Apple's strategy have largely subsided.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Definition of subsided

Adjective

Ferrell, Henchy and David Gordon Green all previously worked on Eastbound & Down, a sports comeback series with enough superficial similarities to underline how toothless The Hawk and especially its characters are.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Screenings are inconsistent or superficial, resulting in a lack of follow-up for people with problematic drinking.

— Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

Definition of superficial

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The ocean’s abundance had been dramatically diminished, but few recreational fishermen noticed; their expectations had been downsized, too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Kylian Mbappé’s powers were diminished in that tournament after sustaining a broken nose, while emerging stars like Michael Olise and Désiré Doué were yet to break through.

— James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of diminished

Adjective

Chinese fund managers have increasingly courted Middle Eastern sovereign wealth to seek funding, but the Gulf's money pool is far smaller than America's – and shallower than China's own wealth stash, Hu said.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2026
From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of shallow

Verb

Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026

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