temperateness

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temperance
Noun
  • The temperance movement was in full swing then, and the aversion to alcohol was especially strong in the rural South.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If decisiveness has crowded out temperance, spend ninety days deliberately slowing your first response.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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“Temperateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperateness. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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