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one's characteristic attitude or mood
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Recent Examples of temperament
In his second term, there will be far less confidence among Washington’s secret partners if Trump insists on installing unqualified people without the measured temperament, experience, and good judgment required of intelligence professionals.
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David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and the fire sign has the temperament of a small toddler.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Anger and Cage, although vastly different in temperament, both emerged from the L.A. bohemia of the early and mid-twentieth century.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Their backgrounds and temperaments could hardly be more different, yet both sense in each other a missing piece.
Neglected and roiling with rage, Darren needs to be loved but can’t face his own vulnerability.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Aries is the first sign of the zodiac and the fire sign has the temperament of a small toddler.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Anger and Cage, although vastly different in temperament, both emerged from the L.A. bohemia of the early and mid-twentieth century.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Their backgrounds and temperaments could hardly be more different, yet both sense in each other a missing piece.
Neglected and roiling with rage, Darren needs to be loved but can’t face his own vulnerability.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperament
Noun
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Biden lost his temper in response, chastising the Ukrainian leader for seeming ungrateful.—
Simon Shuster/Kyiv,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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Two months before Baldwin was scheduled to go on trial for Hutchins’ death, he also was caught in another viral clip, trying not to lose his temper in his neighborhood coffee shop when he was confronted by another social media provocateur.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Court's January 7, 2025 order granting preliminary relief is STAYED pending the disposition of the appeal.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Pending the preparation and disposition of charges, the governor may suspend the mayor for a period not exceeding 30 days.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The volatility the markets just experienced oftentimes marks a turn in investor attitudes.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Such attitudes disregard the hard realities of life in the United States for certain Americans.—
K. Ward Cummings,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Temperament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperament. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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