moderated 1 of 2

adjective

as in qualified

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moderated

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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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Recent Examples of moderated
Adjective
This year’s conference will feature a moderated conversation between Obama and Peter Mallouk, the company’s president and chief financial officer. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Reynolds previously shared this story during a moderated conversation at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 The appearance at the Shops at Farmington Valley will feature a moderated conversation and audience Q&A led by Maddie Maske of Bloom Media. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 Each headliner will participate in a 45-minute moderated conversation followed by a book signing. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 In the months after the new law went into effect, the LGBTQIA+ youth organization Minus18 opened a free, moderated community for under-16s and saw a 303% surge in requests to join. — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026 Following the episode, the pair will participate in a moderated Q&A in front of a theatre full of fans. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2026 The authors are scheduled to read from their books and participate in a moderated discussion. — Samantha Hernandez, Des Moines Register, 10 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
Verb
The conversation – marking NBC’s 100th anniversary – will be moderated by Savannah Sellers, Anchor, NBC News NOW; NBC News Correspondent. — William Earl, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 Pina was speaking at IberSeries in Madrid, Spain, in a session moderated by Deadline. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Pacsun said the new cohort was introduced in a session that was moderated by Kate Nishimura, deputy editor at Sourcing Journal, and featuring youth council members Sophia Johnson, Iya’Nique Kelly, Max Yu, Ashton Thomas and Mia Mendoza. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The climb in oil prices also moderated on reports that Trump is open to easing sanctions against Iran if progress is made on Tehran’s nuclear program. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 During a conversation on the Universal lot moderated by Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski, Eggers teased that the film is the darkest of his career — no small feat! — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026 The band reunited publicly in 2023 to promote the 40th-anniversary restoration of Stop Making Sense, appearing together at the Toronto International Film Festival for a screening and Q&A moderated by Spike Lee. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026 The rise in Ebola deaths as the outbreak has grown has moderated that view to a degree, Tedros noted. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026 Writer-producer Steven Levitan also joined the cast for the panel, which Variety‘s Marc Malkin moderated. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderated
  1. qualified
  2. decreased
  3. eased
  4. subsided
  5. superficial
  6. diminished
  7. shallow
  8. fell
Adjective
  • Voters will decide races and statewide ballot measures, with 14 measures currently qualified for the November ballot.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Pike, who, at 18, qualified for capital punishment, was sentenced to death.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • This means any slowdown in the labor market could create a more serious consumption problem, with the same households facing slower income growth and decreased access to credit.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And the number of young people who stayed on medication for six months — already quite low — may have actually decreased.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 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
Verb
  • But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Questions about security failures But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsided
Adjective
  • Throughout her career, Madonna has treated beauty as a language rather than a superficial endpoint.
    — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The parallels between motorsports’ safety revolution and the enterprise AI landscape today are not superficial.
    — Jessica Vitiritti, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of superficial
Verb
  • Gallery owners say years of mixed signals and the prospect of construction threaten a center already diminished by vacancies — and fear tenants may never come back.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, the failure to hire an effective leader for the Blockchain Association has diminished the industry’s influence in the Capitol.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminished
Adjective
  • Tree roots grow near the surface to access water, nutrients, and oxygen found in shallow soil.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Vernal pools are seasonal bodies of shallow water that support a variety of invertebrates and unique plant species.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shallow
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell

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“Moderated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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