intemperately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intemperately
Adverb
  • If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do?
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Will Vicari’s wig and makeup design complete the extravagantly artificial fashion of the period.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • Support for the plan generally came from industry and regulatory reform groups who said the vehicle standards that rest on the endangerment finding are costly and unduly burdensome.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Unless, that is, the oath is found to unduly restrict freedom of speech, an argument that may find some support in the state Supreme Court, which would have the last word.
    Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.
    Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Members of both parties have criticized the Justice Department's handling of the files' release, arguing that some files were inappropriately withheld or excessively redacted.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • According to them, the ways in which proofs are written and theories constructed have become overly homogeneous.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The dramatic construction, however, is solid enough to withstand some of the overly broad strokes of the staging.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • But the road to this point has been long, winding and bumpy, not to mention inordinately expensive.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Fans love the show for its unique format, competitive edge, and, of course, the inordinately attractive cast.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).
    Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Basic food supplies are exorbitantly expensive.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Solid Wood Furniture Solid wood furniture is exorbitantly expensive now, so don't ever throw it out.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Intemperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intemperately. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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