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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
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
In addition to moderating, the Swedish filmmaker will screen several of his short films at the event.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 May 2026
The company offers a number of parental controls for moderating children’s spending and game choices on the platform, where 35% of its users who have had their ages checked are under 13.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
After moderating over the past few weeks in anticipation of a conclusion to the war, crude oil jumped back above $100 a barrel late last week.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
In an effort to reduce costs internally, Uber has adopted artificial intelligence for engineering productivity and is moderating its hiring.
—Lora Kolodny,samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Far from moderating his rhetoric two years into his tenure, Milei has escalated his attacks on the media.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
While news outlets attempt to maintain civility in comment sections by various forms of moderation and by articulating policies of acceptable speech, moderating comments itself is a labor-intensive endeavor, and not all news outlets want to or can dedicate the necessary amount of resources to it.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
For the rest of Tuesday, expect partly to mostly sunny skies with moderating temperatures.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s foreign-policy stance does not appear to be moderating, either.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
In addition to moderating, the Swedish filmmaker will screen several of his short films at the event.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 May 2026
The company offers a number of parental controls for moderating children’s spending and game choices on the platform, where 35% of its users who have had their ages checked are under 13.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
After moderating over the past few weeks in anticipation of a conclusion to the war, crude oil jumped back above $100 a barrel late last week.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
In an effort to reduce costs internally, Uber has adopted artificial intelligence for engineering productivity and is moderating its hiring.
—Lora Kolodny,samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Far from moderating his rhetoric two years into his tenure, Milei has escalated his attacks on the media.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
While news outlets attempt to maintain civility in comment sections by various forms of moderation and by articulating policies of acceptable speech, moderating comments itself is a labor-intensive endeavor, and not all news outlets want to or can dedicate the necessary amount of resources to it.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
For the rest of Tuesday, expect partly to mostly sunny skies with moderating temperatures.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderating
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Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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His attorney, Doug Kelley, released a statement touting successes during O'Hara's tenure, including diversifying and increasing the department's ranks, the decreasing violent crime rate and mitigating violent clashes during the immigration crackdown.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Some residents have raised concerns about how cutting property taxes would impact the city’s financial health by decreasing revenue.—
Tess Riski
May 28,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Trump has also proposed slashing nearly $800 million from the park system’s roughly $3-billion operating budget — potentially diminishing the ability to keep facilities clean and control crowds.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The singer-songwriter’s forthright and wistful new record, Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me, is an exercise in revisitation that yields expanding, not diminishing, returns.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Breezy winds return on Tuesday after subsiding somewhat on Monday.—
Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But there were no signs that the conflict was subsiding.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Gasoline inventories continue to fall sharply, declining last week to the lowest May level since 2014.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Nor can conversation alone prepare students for a world shaped by AI, polarization and declining trust in institutions.—
Rajiv Vinnakota,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria — like South Africa — had been easing monetary policy before the conflict broke out, but chose to hold their lending rates steady in recent weeks.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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The Supreme Court appears to be easing the way for people and companies to make claims over the confiscation of Cuban property when Fidel Castro seized power in 1959.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Moderating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderating. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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