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as in moderate
avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great
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as in sunny
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
escaped a cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south
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as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits
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Recent Examples of temperate
Nestled in the country’s southwest, Yunnan was known for its fertile valleys and temperate climate, ideal for growing rice and other staple crops.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The fact that Spain is situated on a peninsula has blessed the country with a historically temperate climate.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
There were some horror results — including a 24-1 defeat to Portugal in the Four Nations tournament in 2004 — but progress was always likely to be slow in a country that lacks a ‘court culture’, partly because the temperate nature means outdoor sports can be played year-round.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Located midway between the Dolomites and the Adriatic, mountain breezes and temperate sea air combine to create a refreshingly cool and rainy climate.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The fact that Spain is situated on a peninsula has blessed the country with a historically temperate climate.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
There were some horror results — including a 24-1 defeat to Portugal in the Four Nations tournament in 2004 — but progress was always likely to be slow in a country that lacks a ‘court culture’, partly because the temperate nature means outdoor sports can be played year-round.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
Located midway between the Dolomites and the Adriatic, mountain breezes and temperate sea air combine to create a refreshingly cool and rainy climate.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperate
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Sales of consumer goods grew a moderate 3.5 percent year-over-year and reached 487.8 billion renminbi, or $66.5 billion.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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The National Weather Service said that the chance for moderate winds, with gusts of up to 50 mph, will rise to 50% on Monday and 60% on Tuesday, with a 10% chance of strong winds up to 70 mph on both days.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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With them, the ownership has brought a sunny sense of optimism which often feels unique to Americans.—
Hannah Ryan,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The drama unfolded during a sunny outdoor reception, as described in a detailed Reddit post this week.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
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Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.—
Rob Crossan,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Nov. 2024
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In this case, the Mechanical Watch Box goes for restrained elegance.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
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But four years later, after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 had driven the president's approval rating to record highs and fueled a win in the popular vote as well as the Electoral College, the atmosphere was more restrained.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Holcomb is not bound by these recommendations and can impose a harsher or milder punishment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Even if this weekend’s storms, which are predicted to be mild, bring an inch of rain, January would be the fifth driest since record keeping began in 1896, Anderson said.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Nurse and aesthetician Natalie Aguilar, co-founder of N4 Skincare, recommends paring down your skincare regimen to the gentlest products in your regimen that your skin is known to tolerate.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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As such, retinol rookies may consider starting with a gentler formulation like this one, which is also fragrance-free.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
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But somehow, during his more recent years in Gujarat, Modi had managed to rebrand himself as a sunny, pro-business techno-utopian, an abstemious leader with an intuitive grasp of 21st-century infrastructure and social media.—
Mohammad Ali,
WIRED,
14 Apr. 2020
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Low mass has always been a Miata virtue, endowing the car with not just precise handling but also an abstemious appetite for tires and fuel.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
21 July 2023
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After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The air was refreshing and the temperature was a balmy mid-60s, with little wind.—
Kellen Browning,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Temperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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