temperately

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperately
Adverb
  • The sort of player capable of either pushing Filip Chytil down the lineup to play on the third line or giving the third line a significant boost above what can be reasonably expected from one of Teddy Blueger and Aatu Räty this season.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • And, so far, reasonably successful.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The mattress is moderately firm, but the plush Euro Top adds an extra layer of coziness and comfort.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
  • These are generally moderately priced.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Others had difficulties getting the seat and water to remain at acceptably warm temperatures.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The broad market index started the day modestly higher, touching a new all-time intraday high, before fizzling a bit and trading near the flatline.
    Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Artists and songwriters could earn a decent living with an album that sold even modestly.
    Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Social media companies, from Meta to X, have largely abandoned any attempt at moderating content on their platforms, having previously (albeit inadequately) attempted some form of fact-checking and take-downs of incendiary material and flagrant disinformation.
    Time, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • For most of the nearly 20% of kindergartners who haven’t had their full schedule of shots, their families have never requested an exemption; the children are simply inadequately immunized.
    Jason Kane, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Temperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperately. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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