intemperately

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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
  • Typically, though, restrictions on pretrial publicity must be narrowly tailored and must not unduly interfere with the press’s ability to inform the public about the proceedings.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
  • When one of us is unduly harmed, we are all inevitably diminished.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • But what makes this offseason a pivotal moment for them is the additional tax rate known as the repeater tax — a more severe financial penalty based on five-year windows, incentivizing owners not to spend excessively over the salary cap for prolonged periods.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Kapelovitz appears to be excessively focused on restoring even the worst criminals.
    Rafael Perez, Daily News, 7 May 2026
Adverb
  • The situation is tricky enough in the case of innovations that users voluntarily adopt—plenty of people do not let their dim view of Meta overly interfere with their enjoyment of Instagram.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Keep it practical instead of idealistic or overly influenced by outside opinions.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
Adverb
  • The digital menu is divided into a handful of confusing categories that force you to rely on your previous memory of what’s on offer, not only because finding new options is so difficult, but also because even looking for them is inordinately time-consuming.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The road to today’s launch attempt has been long, winding and bumpy for NASA, not to mention inordinately expensive.
    Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.
    Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • An era of exorbitantly expensive venues is in full swing.
    Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Basic food supplies are exorbitantly expensive.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Intemperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intemperately. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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