as in tepid
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
a halfhearted attempt to clean the house before the arrival of the in-laws
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The Brazilian right offered tepid support Immediately after the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol in 2021, Republicans broadly denounced the violence and Mr. Trump for helping to spark it.—
Jack Nicas,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Although the company is benefiting from pricing gains for its products, the volume growth has been tepid lately.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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While the gaze in Freud’s painting is fairly neutral, the gaze in Paul’s painting is not.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most countries were of a mind to try to stay neutral between the two powers and maintain good relations with both Washington and Beijing.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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The reaction by investors in China’s stock markets to the central bank’s move was unenthusiastic.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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And this is not only because to have a center is to be well settled into one’s subjectivity, resigned to one’s blind spots, but also because many of us are unenthusiastic about thinking of ourselves as fastened to a silent doctrine.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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When promotion cycles roll around, you could be overlooked due to your boss’s lukewarm endorsements or outright misinformation about your performance.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Apply the exfoliant using small, circular motions for about 30 seconds, then rinse off with lukewarm water.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Halfhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfhearted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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