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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 moderating
Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The session featured artist Lenny Tavárez, producers Yan and Yon MadMusick, and Pinky Mordan, with Billboard’s Ingrid Fajardo moderating the conversation.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Refinance Interest rates are moderating, and Edmunds is seeing an uptick in customers seeking to refinance car loans at lower rates.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The intimate crowd was joined by Tim Curry, Lou Adler, and David Foster for a conversation about the musical film’s impact across generations, with Fat Mike moderating the discussion.
—Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Who’s moderating the NYC mayoral debate?
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Those moderating forces are not around him right now.
—NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Who is moderating and asking questions?
—Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight The firm says its channel checks show lead times are moderating for Apple’s iPhone.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The smaller increase for 2026 reflects moderating inflation.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
The session featured artist Lenny Tavárez, producers Yan and Yon MadMusick, and Pinky Mordan, with Billboard’s Ingrid Fajardo moderating the conversation.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Refinance Interest rates are moderating, and Edmunds is seeing an uptick in customers seeking to refinance car loans at lower rates.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The intimate crowd was joined by Tim Curry, Lou Adler, and David Foster for a conversation about the musical film’s impact across generations, with Fat Mike moderating the discussion.
—Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Who’s moderating the NYC mayoral debate?
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Those moderating forces are not around him right now.
—NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Who is moderating and asking questions?
—Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight The firm says its channel checks show lead times are moderating for Apple’s iPhone.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderating
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After a round of layoffs in September, Benioff said AI is decreasing his need for customer support staff.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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When women undergo perimenopause or menopause, decreasing estrogen levels put them at greater risk of heart disease.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the returns on scaling up chatbots are, at present, diminishing.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Adopting China’s position in this way would be a blunder, diminishing Taiwan’s resolve to resist Chinese aggression and coercion.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane conditions are occurring within the warning area in Cuba but expected to begin subsiding this afternoon.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Dray also highlighted Honeywell’s strong and enduring core businesses, which subsiding headwinds from here should allow the market to focus better on.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The documents contained details of disciplinary action and indicated that Sherrill was prohibited from participating in her 1994 graduation ceremony after declining to identify classmates implicated in a cheating incident.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country’s bear population is increasing, perhaps because the human population is declining and abandoning rural settlements.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The concept of five substitutes was about easing physical demands on players, therefore guarding against injury and physical burnout.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The unrest presents a test for Hassan, who won plaudits after taking office in 2021 for easing repression of opponents and censorship that had increased under her predecessor John Magufuli.—
Reuters 10 hr ago,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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