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Recent Examples of tempered
Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
At sushi restaurants, it’s served in a variety of ways: dry-aged, seared or marinated in a tempered soy sauce bath.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
The tempered glass lid has a vertical design, so the handle won’t take up much room on the stovetop.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 May 2021
The coach was not just intense but also hot-tempered and vengeful at times.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
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The British Virgin Islands had seemed a fitting place to ease myself into a more tempered way of traveling.
—Jackie Caradonio, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2023
At sushi restaurants, it’s served in a variety of ways: dry-aged, seared or marinated in a tempered soy sauce bath.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
The tempered glass lid has a vertical design, so the handle won’t take up much room on the stovetop.
—Chris Hachey, BGR, 14 May 2021
The coach was not just intense but also hot-tempered and vengeful at times.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempered
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Le Pen, whose party has softened its anti-EU stance in recent years, denies wrongdoing and claims the case is politically driven.Sylvie Corbet and Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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Add pear slices to skillet, and reduce heat to medium; cook, flipping occasionally, until pear slices are browned and slightly softened, about 6 minutes.Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2024
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Apple has now hardened Safari to prevent modification of those configurations files.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Public attitudes toward nuclear energy hardened after the disaster, especially as investigations showed that regulators had underestimated risks at the site.Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024
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Deeper within, the mantle and core are no longer gassy but instead rich with compressed exotic ices.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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These companies typically demonstrate higher volatility than their large-cap counterparts, capable of delivering substantial returns in compressed timeframes.Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thursday night's debate was hosted by WISH-TV and moderated by a team led by Phil Sanchez.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024
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The session was moderated by Fidela Navarro, CEO of Dopamine in Mexico.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Businesses rely on tech to reduce costs and improve features; however, each technology tool and platform has unique threats and risks that need to be mitigated by software development and/or engineering teams.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Over time, Israeli control over this population became increasingly entrenched, mitigated only marginally by the limited local autonomy established in the 1993 Oslo accords.Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
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Market indicator was right in 2016 and 2020 Vice President Kamala Harris should feel relieved the market has seen solid gains.Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The provisions also note that employers have a strong responsibility to protect worker data by putting solid security measures in place and not sharing the data outside the immediate organization without consent.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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Violent crime has abated since 2022, when cases hit the highest number since 2013.Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
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On a range of issues, the leftward movement of Democratic politicians and voters appears to have abated.Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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Near ubiquitous, however, is consternation about the election process as a whole, with Pennsylvania being Ground Zero for an unyielding torrent of partisan propaganda.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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And the two communities are only becoming more rigid and unyielding.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempered. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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