temporizes

present tense third-person singular of temporize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporizes
Verb
  • But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.
    Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The pick-off still lingers in Guerrero’s mind because of his teammate at the plate — the guy who’s been alongside him the whole time.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Temporizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporizes. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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