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Recent Examples of abstemious Caroline Schiff, 38, the executive pastry chef at Brooklyn’s Gage & Tollner, says that a decade ago, abstemious diners often asked for sliced fruit in lieu of sugary creations. Ella Quittner, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 For the more abstemious, a bottle of Non3 ($30), a zero-proof sipping drink with notes of cinnamon and yuzu and a slightly tannic finish, alongside a Massimo Lunardon weird-little-dude goblet ($155)—not its official name, but certainly an accurate description of its weird-little-dudeness. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2023 While that might sound painfully abstemious or downright torturous, We Care has a few key things going for it. Liz Krieger, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2023 In Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood, you’re reminded that South Korea is neither homogeneous nor locked into an abstemious order. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for abstemious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstemious
Adjective
  • This is especially clear in the contrast between Marcus Luria and his father, the ascetic sage Zalia Ziskind.
    Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • While Mathu is an ascetic loner, Malby was a hedonistic womanizer.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Spanish canals operated in a temperate climate and were managed by individual farmers who could maintain or increase their water flow.
    Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In fact, the more temperate weather can be the best time to snuggle up outside, sit by a fire pit, and enjoy a new piece of outdoor furniture.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024

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“Abstemious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstemious. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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