intemperately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intemperately
Adverb
  • But the fact that single men are deciding to start families on their own, some of them paying extravagantly for egg donation and surrogacy, might also say something about just how important fatherhood is for many men today.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The de-centralized power within the committee to make decisions is the key to ensuring that policy is not unduly influenced by the president.
    Steve Liesman, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Yet most fans do not care unduly about what a squad costs and while sound financial management is welcomed, the strength of the team is the thing that is troubling them right now.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • While our villa had not been recently refreshed, the only telltale sign was the excessively large switches and dimmers trailing up the walls.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Off-road, the shorter wheelbase of the Grenadier can occasionally feel awkward, lifting tires into the air excessively despite the solid axle’s articulation.
    Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Neither figure is overly impressive for a brand whose reputation rests on performance.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Traders presumably took profit, or fled because of worries that OpenAI's $850 billion buildout is overly ambitious or looking like a bubble.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Co-headliner Bob Dylan’s set at the Gorge in Washington state had to end prematurely due to inordinately heavy winds.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Existing savings reliefs and incentives tilt heavily in favor of the better off, and are inordinately complicated to boot.
    Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Intemperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intemperately. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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