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moderation

[ mod-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
  2. the act of moderating.
  3. moderations, British. the first public examinations at Oxford University for the B.A. degree in mathematics or in classics.


moderation

/ ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən /

noun

  1. the state or an instance of being moderate; mildness; balance
  2. the act of moderating
  3. in moderation
    in moderation within moderate or reasonable limits


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  • promod·er·ation adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of moderation1

1375–1425; late Middle English moderacion < Latin moderātiōn- (stem of moderātiō ). See moderate, -ion

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in moderation, without excess; moderately; temperately:

    to drink in moderation.

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Example Sentences

“Until now, content moderation was basically done by the last person at Facebook or Twitter as we have seen — either Mark Zuckerberg or the other platform directors,” Thorning-Schmidt said.

Half of Washington thinks that there should be more moderation and that the platforms should be more restrictive.

As more people began discussing Covid-19 on Nextdoor, the company — similar to platforms like Facebook and Twitter — expanded its moderation policies surrounding the pandemic.

From Vox

In the past few years, the “mindful drinking” movement has evolved to embrace nuanced, positive frameworks for approaching sobriety or moderation.

Unlike in the United States, Twitter has historically miserably failed to perform the tiniest level of content moderation in India.

This would, of course, require some moderation of regulatory standards, particularly in reference to climate change.

Thus it seems likely that instead of striking a new tone of moderation, the new GOP Congress will return to its old tricks.

“I have chosen a ‘middle-ground’ method of moderation, a sort of behind-the-scenes prodding,” he wrote in a posting.

Maybe the key, as with so many other foods, lies in consuming artificially sweetened goods in moderation.

Given that Begich, Hagan, Landrieu and Pryor each hail from states that went for Mitt Romney, moderation is a matter of survival.

As railway secretary of the Board of Trade he was particularly distinguished for tact, strength and moderation.

As a man, moderation and justice lay at the root of his character, and they account largely for his success as a statesman.

He was a brave admiral, who took Constantinople, 1203, and had the moderation to refuse the imperial dignity.

It may be carried to an excess, and so admit of these objections, but in moderation the custom is a good and pleasant one.

His former reputation for gentleness and moderation was injured; and scoffers cried triumphantly: "See, even he also!"

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