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Recent Examples of temperate
Adjective
The weather in Palermo is generally temperate in winter, with average highs around 50℉, but summers can be brutal, making a case for air-conditioning. Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 The 2025 edition is being held in a temperate climate in the middle of the European season, where many of the best players are based. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 But Bella Hadid has returned from the (marginally) more temperate Texas with a sartorial plan of action. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 In fact, dolphin are found in ever temperate ocean in the world. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for temperate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperate
Adjective
  • AbbVie's performance, when initially compared to the benchmark S&P 500 index across the aforementioned parameters, appears moderate.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • There are currently multiple drugs available to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's, making an early and accurate diagnosis an important first step to managing symptoms and slowing further cognitive decline.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • What has stood out in April and May is persistence: The jet stream has remained wavy, bringing with it the normal ebb and flow of stormy low-pressure weather systems mixed with sunny high-pressure systems.
    Daniel Chavas, The Conversation, 23 May 2025
  • By placing avocados on a warm, sunny windowsill or other area of your house, the warmth of the sun can speed up the ripening process.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is especially clear in the contrast between Marcus Luria and his father, the ascetic sage Zalia Ziskind.
    Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • While Mathu is an ascetic loner, Malby was a hedonistic womanizer.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This memoir is a record of a life spent prioritizing adventure over prudence, indulgence over temperance.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
  • He’s now deemed heroic in adhering to the Seven Virtues -- faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2024, China's approach to U.S. tariffs remained relatively restrained.
    Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • Maybe this will be a rare case of restrained longing.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Much of Drive-Away Dolls could be described as mild.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • That’s a mild surprise considering John Cena will face R-Truth on the same card.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Including Marcelo and his kid, all three of the film’s rival factions are father-son teams, a choice that highlights Filho’s gentle emphasis on the relationship between lineage and identity — and the defiant notion that history is as hard to erase as DNA.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
  • The story is like a gentle hug, wrapping you up in a sense of comfort and contentment.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The solution offered up by some: the sort of abstemious, low-fat, often vegetarian, diets that had been prescribed as lust-control regimens only decades earlier.
    Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Temperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperate. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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