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as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
the proposed table tennis club met with only a tepid response
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as in warm
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
make sure the water for the footbath is just tepid or you'll burn yourself
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Recent Examples of tepid
There have also been signs of slowing economic growth, with weak consumer sentiment surveys and tepid outlooks from retailers like Walmart.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
While the latest jobs report was tepid, consumer confidence has been under pressure.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent tepid consumer spending numbers have raised the specter of lackluster economic growth and higher inflation.
—Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Over a decade, that volatility can produce dramatic gains or remain tepid, shifting the real yield anywhere from negligible to stellar.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
While the latest jobs report was tepid, consumer confidence has been under pressure.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent tepid consumer spending numbers have raised the specter of lackluster economic growth and higher inflation.
—Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Over a decade, that volatility can produce dramatic gains or remain tepid, shifting the real yield anywhere from negligible to stellar.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tepid
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Get tickets on StubHub These programs only have two prior meetings, and both were at neutral sites.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Utah had a solid start this season, but the former Coyotes are still stuck in neutral, on the fringe of the West playoff race.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Deals on seating Deals on outdoor rugs Deals on pools and hot tubs Deals on fire pits Deals on storage Deals lights and umbrella Deals on seating Seating areas can create a focal point in your garden decor and are a great place to relax in warmer weather.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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That said, the current reception to AI PCs remains lukewarm.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Japan is also dinged in the taxation category, while Singapore has lukewarm scores for personal freedoms.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Hollywood's renowned celebrity Morgan Freeman has come under fire from NASCAR fans for his unenthusiastic engine start command at the Pennzoil 400 last weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Tepid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tepid. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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