moderate
adjective
kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense.
will moderate
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future tenseof moderate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Some of the recent pressure on shares stems from concerns about when pricing power will moderate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
A KeyBanc Capital Markets team, led by Jackson Ader, on Monday raised its Oracle fiscal 2028 to fiscal 2030 profit targets based on the premise that operating expenses likely will moderate.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
It is hard to say whether Rogan’s misgivings will moderate Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
There is no reason to believe that any of them will moderate once they assume the mantle of responsibility.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024
Her study will moderate our joys and griefs, and enable us to carry the principle of "good in every thing" into every relation of social life.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 287, December 15, 1827 by Various
