as in to temper
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She's had second thoughts about withdrawing, but they were tempered after seeing that the tasks for the remaining celebrities only got progressively more perilous.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Even the first few minutes behind the large steering wheel reveal how much this power train demands respect, or at least a healthy dose of bravado tempered with enough experience to tame slides.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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These services provide access to advanced quantum computing technologies, including annealing quantum computers with over 5,000 qubits and quantum-classical hybrid solvers capable of tackling complex problems involving up to one million variables.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Quantum annealing: This term is borrowed from annealing, a process that uses heat to alter the physical or chemical properties of a metal, glass, or plastic film to increase ductility and reduce hardness.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Oct. 2024
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In recent days, Butler’s desire to make his way to the Phoenix Suns has been crystallized all around the league.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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By now, Playboi Carti’s coarse hiss has crystallized into the defining factor of this run, another breakthrough in his evolution of vocal gymnastics.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was petrified by the thought of dying of cancer or some other disease whose senselessness disgusted him.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.—
Sarah Belmont,
ARTnews.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Case-harden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/case-harden. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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