tempering

verb

Definition of temperingnext
present participle of temper
1
as in annealing

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2
as in softening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempering
  1. annealing
  2. softening
  3. hardening
  4. moderating
  5. mitigating
  6. alleviating
Verb
  • Returning to Chip Design Tradition A common way to solve massive combinatorial optimization problems is with a search technique called simulated annealing (SA).
    Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Without constraints awareness, a regular simulated-annealing algorithm produces a suboptimal floorplan that cannot be improved.
    Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of annealing
Verb
  • An iron deficiency may lead to nail changes such as softening and weakness.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Its intensely moisturizing formula features amino acids that make up the protein keratin (which is key for maintaining your hair’s structure and strength) and hair-softening plant extracts.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of softening
Verb
  • To protect hypervisors, organizations must invest in proper network segmentation, hardening programs and runtime security.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Our focus needs to shift from detecting every single threat to hardening our environments and assuming breaches will happen.
    Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hardening
Verb
  • In terms of hosting and moderating screening this season the crown has to go to the beloved Guillermo del Toro who seems to be aiming for my job.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The cold air will last for one more day on Saturday before a moderating trend begins on Sunday and into next week for most of the East.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of moderating
Verb
  • There are some mitigating circumstances, including the exit of Slot’s predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, in May.
    Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But there are mitigating factors behind his inability to thrive during his five-year spell at Old Trafford.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mitigating
Verb
  • Research — a survey of 109 CEOs of major Canadian organizations, complemented by in-depth qualitative interviews with 46 of them — suggests six strategies for alleviating loneliness that leaders can employ.
    Alaric Bourgoin, Sarah L. Wright, Jean-François Harvey, Saouré Kouamé, Harvard Business Review, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Much of this latest round of donations went to organizations focused on alleviating poverty, Scott wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of alleviating
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