temporized

past tense of temporize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporized
Verb
  • Months later, the program is still stalled.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Research shows the gender pay gap has been closing for decades, but progress has nearly stalled since the mid-1990s as wage growth for both men and women has flattened.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Next, a series of lawsuits delayed construction.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.
    Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The same cautious and concerned mood that overshadowed the start of the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 denim season in April lingered through to its final event.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But inside, the pain of tumbling from first to 19th lingered.
    Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Temporized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporized. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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