as in temperance
an avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits
the kind of person who does everything in moderation
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Recent Examples of moderation
OpenAI said Sora includes multiple layers of safeguards meant to prevent unsafe content from being generated, using prompt filtering and output moderation across video frames and audio transcripts.
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Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The company also indicated the app lacked robust content moderation to block objectionable user-generation content.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The job of content moderation at Facebook, YouTube, or even X scale is extremely difficult, bordering on impossible.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Guardrails and limits OpenAI says Sora’s design prioritizes consent and moderation.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the state's Department of Public Health puts its own moderation messages on buses and billboards.
—Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The guidelines might need revising, with a shift in focus away from strict prohibition toward balance and moderation.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Despite such upsides, moderation is still wise.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, though, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have called for content moderation on social media platforms.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The company also indicated the app lacked robust content moderation to block objectionable user-generation content.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
The job of content moderation at Facebook, YouTube, or even X scale is extremely difficult, bordering on impossible.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Guardrails and limits OpenAI says Sora’s design prioritizes consent and moderation.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the state's Department of Public Health puts its own moderation messages on buses and billboards.
—Karen Brown, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The guidelines might need revising, with a shift in focus away from strict prohibition toward balance and moderation.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Despite such upsides, moderation is still wise.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, though, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have called for content moderation on social media platforms.
—Max Rego, The Hill, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderation
temperance
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The temperance movement, which aimed to reduce alcohol use, gained steam in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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The movie clip reveals how much temperance, humanity, and transcendence Mary Jackson needs to navigate a system that has embedded injustices that few see or understand.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Moderation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderation. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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