Overmoderate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To moderate excessively. ambitransitive

    "But as conservatives have claimed that social media companies are biased against them and overmoderate their political views, Republican lawmakers have increasingly pushed to modify the statute."

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"But as conservatives have claimed that social media companies are biased against them and overmoderate their political views, Republican lawmakers have increasingly pushed to modify the statute."

Etymology

From over- + moderate.

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