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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
there's a temper of tranquility about the retreat that visitors find very inviting
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as in mood
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
was in quite a bad temper after spilling his juice all over his new shirt
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as in temperament
one's characteristic attitude or mood
she has an even temper and a calm manner that sets everyone all at ease
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as in to anneal
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as in to moderate
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Recent Examples of temper
Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
OpenAI has moved to temper expectations of its spending plans as a potential IPO looms this year.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Early reviews suggest fans may want to temper their expectations on the beer front.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Thursday’s hearings are Kennedy’s first since a heated Senate Finance Committee appearance in September, where tempers rose as Kennedy defended his firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.
—Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 16 Apr. 2026
OpenAI has moved to temper expectations of its spending plans as a potential IPO looms this year.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Cheng was elected as party chairwoman late last year following a campaign that emphasized the need to temper the island’s provocations against the Communist regime.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Early reviews suggest fans may want to temper their expectations on the beer front.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temper
Noun
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As if the architecture alone is not enough to book this listing, its status as the former home of French poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert adds an aura of literary mystique.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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As to the actual debate, there was an aura of unreality among the Democrats.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Nuremberg rallies were simply political stage plays, with music from Wagner, drums, symmetrical marching formations, red flags, and gatherings often held in darkness to heighten the mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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But then comes Mother Mary, and the mood changes as if someone had dimmed the lights in the theater without warning.—
Maddalena Gomez,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Teams have also reportedly questioned his temperament — something that became part of his flashy on-field persona over the past couple of seasons.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Staff remembered him for his calm temperament, distinctive mane and loud roar — as well as a goofy streak, the zoo said.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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The system will form the backbone of a long-term partnership between FAU and D-Wave, which provides both annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The glass sheets spend 45 minutes in a machine called an annealing oven cooling to around 200 degrees.—
Christine Tannous,
IndyStar,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But research has shown that several metabolic and heart diseases impair the immune system’s ability to moderate inflammation—causing harmful levels of inflammation in response to high cholesterol, fat or glucose.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
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The session will be moderated by Schneider.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its crimson hue results from the the light filtering properties of Earth's atmosphere, which scatter the blue wavelengths of moonlight as the lunar disk sits close to the horizon, while allowing red wavelengths to pass through relatively unhindered.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The standard method for identifying when an SPE occurred is measuring carbon-14, produced when high-energy photos penetrate the Earth’s magnetic field (usually near the poles) and collide with gases in the atmosphere.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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For the cover of the May 11 & 18, 2026, special issue, themed around America’s 250th birthday, the cartoonist Barry Blitt portrays George Washington, the country’s first President, caught in the spirit of the moment.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Mayor Mamdani was elected with that spirit at the center of his agenda.—
Jonathan Timm,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Every one of those cases, there's an indictment and then eventually there is a trial or some sort of disposition.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The report and final disposition memos were released by the Sheriff’s Office this week.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Temper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temper. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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