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as in moderate
avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great
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as in sunny
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
escaped a cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south
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as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits
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Recent Examples of temperate
Broadly speaking, northern Spain (think Galicia, Asturias, and the Basque Country) has a wetter, more temperate climate, with plenty of rain and cooler temperatures year-round.
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Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Oh, and—little detail—the earth’s surface has, apparently, been wiped clean by a world-historic climate event and a nuclear war, and everybody who survived is living in a bunker gussied up by its billionaire overlords to look like a perpetually temperate American suburb.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Located on the North Island near the Manawatū River, Palmerston (Palmy, colloquially) is representative of many cities around the world, with a largely temperate climate and a population of around 91,000 residents.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Today, these ants primarily live in undisturbed and temperate eastern North American forests.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
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Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Oh, and—little detail—the earth’s surface has, apparently, been wiped clean by a world-historic climate event and a nuclear war, and everybody who survived is living in a bunker gussied up by its billionaire overlords to look like a perpetually temperate American suburb.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Located on the North Island near the Manawatū River, Palmerston (Palmy, colloquially) is representative of many cities around the world, with a largely temperate climate and a population of around 91,000 residents.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
Today, these ants primarily live in undisturbed and temperate eastern North American forests.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperate
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The majority of adults now recognize even moderate drinking is harmful.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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It was determined that rainbow trout suffer ten minutes of moderate to intense pain between extraction from the water and unconsciousness from asphyxiation and that every dollar spent on electrical-stunning technology could avert between 60 and 1,200 minutes of moderate to extreme fish pain.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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In California, San Francisco will only warm up to the mid-70s, and Los Angelenos can expect a sunny, warm weekend with highs around 90 degrees.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Situated between two isolated beaches along Maui’s southern sunny coastline, this modern playground is just steps from sprawling golfing greens and superb shopping.—
Forbes Travel Guide,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Other spaces — like the fourth floor, where more difficult patients are kept and Max is instructed to avoid — are cold and ascetic.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Wells was as quiet as White was loud, as eccentric as White was flamboyant, as ascetic as White was sensual.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The interior is a little more restrained, with the two-seat cabin done up mainly in black and exposed carbon fiber, though the six-point harnesses on the racing seats do feature bold yellow accents.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
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Griffin Dunne, Carol Kane, Liev Schreiber, Bad Bunny, Regina King, Vincent D’Onofrio, and more (plus a murderer’s row of recognizable NYC voices) all add the kind of sparkle that Butler’s more restrained (and often quite compelling) performance can’t quite allow for.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Labor Day weekend forecast Heading into the long holiday weekend, the mild temperatures are expected to continue.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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Most of the country is expected to have a typical or slightly milder winter, with some regions seeing colder temperatures.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Aug. 2025
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How to Trim Zucchini Plants Prune with a gentle hand, taking this approach from Sears.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
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The finish is long and silky, with subtle caramel and gentle wood spice notes.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The solution offered up by some: the sort of abstemious, low-fat, often vegetarian, diets that had been prescribed as lust-control regimens only decades earlier.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Disney wanted balmy weather for a year-round theme park close to major expressways.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Temperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperate. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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