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Recent Examples of tempered
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
The Crock-Pot’s tempered glass lid and stoneware insert are dishwasher safe, making cleanup way faster.
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Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
The zoo said the breached panel was composed of three layers of tempered glass.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Georgia has similar ambitions, if a tad more tempered.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.
—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
The Crock-Pot’s tempered glass lid and stoneware insert are dishwasher safe, making cleanup way faster.
—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
The zoo said the breached panel was composed of three layers of tempered glass.
—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempered
Adjective
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Kimberli Pierce said her husband came home a hardened man.
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Strong integrity, without humility or collaboration, becomes rigidity—as seen in Steve Jobs, whose candor fueled innovation but hardened relationships.
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Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech firms, urging or forcing them to adapt their algorithms and, most recently, prevent children from circulating nude images taken on mobile phones.
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Britain has increasingly toughened its approach to tech companies in recent years, urging or forcing them to impose age verification, adapt their algorithms and, most recently, prevent children from circulating nude images taken on mobile phones.
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The bedrooms are where the mood shifts just a bit—they’re still wrapped in wood, but are softened with velvet throws, patterned pillows, and bedding in shades of blue and green that nods to the surrounding forest and the lake.
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Sonko — now the influential speaker of parliament — has softened his anti-restructuring stance.
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The six-minute quasi-title track works as a centerpiece, its compressed qanun (a stringed Middle Eastern instrument, played here by the acclaimed Syrian musician Maya Youssef) looping in the background as electronic pulses, foreboding pianos, and disembodied voices swirl around the mix.
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Cities and counties with little experience as real-estate developers were suddenly tasked with managing complex acquisitions and renovations under compressed timelines.
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His workload was certainly lightened with the casting of Cayleigh Capaldi as his Maria.
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Then struggling star Aaron Judge lightened their load with no outs in the ninth inning, lifting a long fly ball that just cleared the fence in right-center field and scoring pinch runner Max Schuemann.
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National Geographic notes that dandelion roots can loosen compacted ground, improving aeration and reducing erosion.
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The conversation, which was held at Ralph Lauren’s women’s store at 888 Madison Avenue in New York, was moderated by Gigi Salmon, a British sports journalist and tennis commentator.
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Comments Comments are moderated.
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Affordable July 4 destinations July 4 may be a peak travel period, but travelers can still snag some solid deals for a beach vacation.
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Plenty of the group stage games have gone 0-0 before players returned to the locker room, but at least solid chances have been created.
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“Tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempered. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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