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verb

past tense of moderate

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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 debate was moderated by chief political anchor Dennis House and anchor Kathryn Hauser, while CCM’s executive director, Joe DeLong, also asked questions on the panel. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 Jump to Comments More from Variety 3 Comments Comments are moderated. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 Wednesday’s hourlong debate, moderated by FOX4’s John Holt, offered both candidates a chance to set the record straight on the attack ads that have sought to define the two men ahead of Election Day. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 The talk was moderated by David Tring, the founder of The Magic of Denim consultancy. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The Russians and Ukrainians agreed this week in principle to begin peace talks at a technical level moderated by the United States. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Advertisement The following day, in a public conversation moderated by renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour, President Nataša Pirc Musar of Slovenia, former Irish President Mary Robinson and I reflected on the choices before humanity. — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 While crude oil prices have somewhat moderated despite the Iran war reescalating recently, refining constraints have kept gasoline and diesel costs high. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Jeffrey Sprecher, founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, moderated the discussion. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderated
Adjective
  • Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for testing, and have a qualified electrician investigate an outlet that doesn’t function properly.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Once qualified, they could be assigned to future missions in low Earth orbit and to the Moon, with some potentially playing a role in NASA’s longer-term plans for Mars.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In Iowa, for example, MercyOne Clinton Medical Center ended labor and delivery services earlier this year, citing decreased Medicaid funding as part of the reason.
    — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Their systolic and diastolic blood pressure (which measures pressure when the heart relaxes) both decreased.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2026
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
Verb
  • By Sunday afternoon, the drenching rains had largely subsided in the Sedona area.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The fright of theme drought had subsided for now, but as with any horror villain, there’s always the danger of a sequel.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • It is estimated that a quarter of people diagnosed with superficial clots can also have deep vein thrombosis, so health providers order follow-up imaging.
    — Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Why was Hurts, already diagnosed with superficial blood clots, then get put on the team flight back from London with the rest of the team?
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As long as men are in power, the United States will remain a patriarchy where the value of women is diminished, female victims are not believed and institutions aren’t held accountable.
    — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Lawmakers who oppose him risk public ridicule, primary challenges and diminished political support.
    — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The shallow grave kept the corpse concealed for nearly a week as the victim’s family frantically searched for her nearby.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The American Society of Anesthesiologists notes that uncontrolled postoperative pain can contribute to immobility and shallow breathing, which may increase the risk for complications including blood clots and pneumonia.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Moderated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderated. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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