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as in moody
frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
one of those temperamental actresses who can make life difficult for everyone around her
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as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
stock prices have been pretty temperamental lately, often fluctuating wildly
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Recent Examples of temperamental
Val, a travel writer, and her husband Frank, a struggling chef and restaurant owner, are parents to Alexander and his temperamental teen sister Mia.
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Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
The sequel was first announced in May 2024, and speculation quickly spread about whether Sandler would reprise his role as the temperamental, hockey-playing golfer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Those are the numbers attached to a 6-year-old cat named Mia, a slightly temperamental girl who is long overdue to find that special someone who will give her another chance at a comfortable life, an Indiana shelter says.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
John Feinstein, the Washington Post sportswriter and columnist who famously spent a season with temperamental Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight to write the admired 1986 book A Season on the Brink, died Thursday.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
The sequel was first announced in May 2024, and speculation quickly spread about whether Sandler would reprise his role as the temperamental, hockey-playing golfer.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Those are the numbers attached to a 6-year-old cat named Mia, a slightly temperamental girl who is long overdue to find that special someone who will give her another chance at a comfortable life, an Indiana shelter says.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2025
John Feinstein, the Washington Post sportswriter and columnist who famously spent a season with temperamental Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight to write the admired 1986 book A Season on the Brink, died Thursday.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperamental
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But her hair isn’t the only moody part of her glam.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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The former is a moody gym manager in New Mexico, and the latter is a professional bodybuilder who’s in town to train for an upcoming competition.—
James Factora,
Them.,
22 May 2025
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Other big miners, including archrivals BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, have steered clear of lithium, am important metal in batteries, but one which is also abundantly available puts suffers from extremely volatile pricing.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Unlike volatile digital assets like bitcoin, the value of stablecoins is tied to a real-world asset like fiat currencies or commodities like gold.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Lori, impulsive and headstrong in her own way, won’t let Ruth slip away so easily.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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Grandchildren who are close to grandparents are more secure, perform better in school and are less impulsive.—
Mark Gerson,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2025
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The Outlaw Music Festival touched down Thursday night on the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, and Bob Dylan once again delivered a wildly unpredictable set that stunned even his most hardcore fans.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Markets are unpredictable, and a company's success doesn't ensure future returns.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Stage 1: In this stage, inflammation, as well as loose or unstable joints, is present.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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Unfortunately, modeling variations on this orbit through time indicated that 98 percent of them were unstable within 50 million years.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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“Temperamental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperamental. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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