temporized

past tense of temporize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporized
Verb
  • Homeowners and business owners now await emergency funds that could potentially be stalled due to the federal government shutdown.
    Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Club stocks Honeywell and DuPont stalled after breakup announcements.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The release of key economic reports would also likely be delayed, economists said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has also taken legal action against the Department of Education, alleging that the administration has unlawfully delayed or denied access to loan forgiveness programs, such as IDR and PSLF.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those questions only lingered after their third October, the two losses in Minnesota.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Aries fire burns away the residue of fear and doubt that may have lingered after the Virgo solar eclipse.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Temporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporized. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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