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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
intemperate anger that is so extreme that the man should be in therapy
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as in drunken
given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages
a serious course in wine appreciation that does not welcome intemperate drinkers and party animals
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Recent Examples of intemperate
Writing fan mail creates an opportunity to take pleasure in my own intemperate passions.
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Rachael Bedard, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022
In fact, his road to the presidency was marked, and in some ways helped, by his intemperate outbursts.
—Andrew Downie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2022
The intemperate voices of the 10% at each extreme of the political spectrum have poisoned public discourse.
—Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
In that role, Simpson distinguished himself as a foul-mouthed, intemperate, obnoxious purveyor of misinformation about Social Security.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
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Rachael Bedard, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022
In fact, his road to the presidency was marked, and in some ways helped, by his intemperate outbursts.
—Andrew Downie, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2022
The intemperate voices of the 10% at each extreme of the political spectrum have poisoned public discourse.
—Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2022
In that role, Simpson distinguished himself as a foul-mouthed, intemperate, obnoxious purveyor of misinformation about Social Security.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intemperate
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The gap in information has left a void, being filled with rampant speculation, including outlandish conspiracy theories.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Worse, outsourcing has become rampant, with high-paying IT jobs migrating to countries like India and Eastern Europe.Joel Shulman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Besides, drunken Survivor footage is the best kind of footage.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Like one bride's tale about how she was forced to have wedding crashers kicked out of her wedding by police when their drunken behavior became too much.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Patrollers will trigger slides with explosives, or by slope-cutting—skiing at a 45-degree angle across a hillside—prior to a run opening to reduce the risk of uncontrolled avalanches while the terrain is open.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 6 Dec. 2024
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Those included that Anthony Fauci didn't organize a campaign to suppress theories that COVID originated with a lab leak, and that the Trump administration's pandemic response led to the uncontrolled spread of COVID in nursing homes.Victoria Knight, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Too adult for even the darkest corners of Cartoon Network, but not quite the unbridled chaos then happening at Adult Swim, this gone-too-soon gem was in the middle of production on a second season at Nickelodeon before it got unplugged.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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Building a functional society here on the foundations of their unbridled joy and deep traumas will be especially hard.Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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The runaway success sold over a million copies, and an additional four million digital copies were distributed for free.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The home's security cameras captured the chaos that ensued as the family sprang into action to retrieve the runaway dog.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Intemperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intemperate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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