moderated 1 of 2

adjective

as in qualified

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moderated

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verb

past tense of moderate
as in decreased
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 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
Sourcing Journal climate and labor editor Jasmin Malik Chua moderated the discussion. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 The town hall included a Q&A session with the two execs, moderated by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 Here’s what’s at stake in tonight’s debate, moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Pina was speaking at IberSeries in Madrid, Spain, in a session moderated by Deadline. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 The climb in oil prices also moderated on reports that Trump is open to easing sanctions against Iran if progress is made on Tehran’s nuclear program. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 During a conversation on the Universal lot moderated by Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski, Eggers teased that the film is the darkest of his career — no small feat! — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026 The band reunited publicly in 2023 to promote the 40th-anniversary restoration of Stop Making Sense, appearing together at the Toronto International Film Festival for a screening and Q&A moderated by Spike Lee. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderated
  1. qualified
  2. decreased
  3. eased
  4. subsided
  5. superficial
  6. diminished
  7. shallow
  8. fell
Adjective
  • While the 28-year-old hit 19 homers and stole 41 bases, his 98 wRC+ ranked 14th among qualified second basemen.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • This means any slowdown in the labor market could create a more serious consumption problem, with the same households facing slower income growth and decreased access to credit.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And the number of young people who stayed on medication for six months — already quite low — may have actually decreased.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreased
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
Definition of eased
Verb
  • But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Questions about security failures But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsided
Adjective
  • In the 2030s, aging party leaders living in rarefied Zhongnanhai compounds may look out and see superficial stability.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • While the two people in the vehicle were attempting to exit the vehicle though the front passenger door, the 17-year-old sustained a superficial gunshot wound to his buttock.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of superficial
Verb
  • That is quite far apart from the commercial industry, which actually stands to be diminished by these policy reforms.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By raw numbers, net domestic out-migration of Californians to other states continues even as the California exodus overall has diminished in strength.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminished
Adjective
  • The main structures at the front (the spa, gym, studio, and reception) are made of natural stone with bougainvillea tumbling down their sides, set between shallow pools of water, echoing the floating effect of the resort above the mangroves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Female sharks often use shallow, warmer waters as nursery grounds, where young sharks can feed and grow with relative protection.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of shallow
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell

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“Moderated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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