as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting
the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak
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Recent Examples of moderators
In a social media post, moderators promised to keep customers in the loop on plans to reopen.
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Though festival moderators attempted to stop the questions, Lawrence eloquently gave her opinion on the matter toward the end of the conference.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Attendees, speakers and moderators are now gathering for the networking reception.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Further complicating matters is Reddit’s tumultuous history with moderators, who have provided the platform with free labor since its launch.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The mother-daughter duo as moderators was perfectly on theme as the panel discussed all things generational and diasporic beauty rituals.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead, confirm with Apple's official support site or the Apple Community forums, where experienced users and moderators can verify safe troubleshooting steps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The video instantly went viral across social media platforms, autoplaying for hours on X, in particular, to countless users casually scrolling their feeds until moderators eventually clamped down on its spread.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The new policy will put the onus on Face the Nation moderators to fact-check guests in real time.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Though festival moderators attempted to stop the questions, Lawrence eloquently gave her opinion on the matter toward the end of the conference.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Attendees, speakers and moderators are now gathering for the networking reception.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Further complicating matters is Reddit’s tumultuous history with moderators, who have provided the platform with free labor since its launch.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The mother-daughter duo as moderators was perfectly on theme as the panel discussed all things generational and diasporic beauty rituals.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead, confirm with Apple's official support site or the Apple Community forums, where experienced users and moderators can verify safe troubleshooting steps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The video instantly went viral across social media platforms, autoplaying for hours on X, in particular, to countless users casually scrolling their feeds until moderators eventually clamped down on its spread.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The new policy will put the onus on Face the Nation moderators to fact-check guests in real time.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderators
Noun
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Gone are the days when American presidents and Secretaries of State talked to foreign authoritarian leaders about human rights, transparency, and democracy.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 1995 and 2013, when presidents Clinton and Obama were in office, their administrations closed national parks during federal government shutdowns when Congress could not agree on a budget.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cushman & Wakefield’s executive vice chairmen, Jeff Chiate and Will Strong; directors Michael Matchett and John Schreck; senior director Phillip Eilers; and CBRE’s executive vice presidents, Joe Cesta, Tyler Carner and Jeremy Ballenger, represented the seller and procured the buyer.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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The feeling about Madonna's return appears to be mutual, per a statement from, Tom Corson and Aaron Bay-Schuck, co-chairmen of Warner Records.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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