Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

moderator

[mod-uh-ray-ter] / ˈmɒd əˌreɪ tər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“I’m not the secretary of state. I’m not the president,” Bessent said after repeated questioning by moderator Kristen Welker.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

In a reactor, heavy water serves as a neutron moderator, meaning it slows down the neutrons released during fission.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Our saying is what happens at the camp stays at camp,” said moderator Lou Knaub, a bank district manager from New Jersey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

“No,” Raman then said firmly before shrugging and letting the moderator move on to the next question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The moderator, a slim guy with hair that looks like it has been glued into place, brushes a speck off his tuxedo, adjusts his red-striped tie, and begins speaking right on cue.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

About half started taking a GLP-1 without telling their doctor, estimates Sara Blouin, a 37-year-old Passaic County, N.J., mother and one of the group’s moderators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A halfway house is a New York Times podcast whose moderators ape the shouty persona of comedian John Mulaney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But moderators who were historically more lenient toward promotional posts have started pushing back after a deluge of Reddit posts designed to manipulate AI search results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

They still shrank indeed from any formal acceptance of episcopacy; but they allowed the bishops to act as perpetual moderators or presidents in the synods of their presbyteries.

From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by John Richard Green


Vocabulary lists containing moderator

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training