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one's characteristic attitude or mood
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Recent Examples of temperaments
The Singapore Sling and the Million Dollar Cocktail are sisters who share the same DNA and many of the same qualities but possess quite different temperaments and have gone on to enjoy different lives.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
Players of all kinds of temperaments, skill levels and game styles have done it, do it, and will do it in the future — and there are methods to the madness that takes over a tennis player in the throes of frustration.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
He was involved off and on with Joplin over the second half of the 1960s, two young hippies whose careers and temperaments drove them apart.
—Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
He was involved off and on with Joplin over the second half of the 1960s, two young hippies whose careers and temperaments drove them apart.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Knowing the umps isn’t as much of a priority as, say, nailing every aspect of the next three upcoming opponents, but learning umpires’ temperaments and tendencies is a good idea, even in the ABS and replay review era.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
In another study published in October 2025, Kucker and her colleagues found the caregivers’ temperaments, and that of their child’s, influences digital media use and thereby language learning.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
The nominated Oscar shorts come in three categories — and a lot of subjects, styles and temperaments.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
This year, the most piquant examples of the mad mother arrived in dramas of various hues and temperaments.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
Players of all kinds of temperaments, skill levels and game styles have done it, do it, and will do it in the future — and there are methods to the madness that takes over a tennis player in the throes of frustration.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
He was involved off and on with Joplin over the second half of the 1960s, two young hippies whose careers and temperaments drove them apart.
—Hillel Italie, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
He was involved off and on with Joplin over the second half of the 1960s, two young hippies whose careers and temperaments drove them apart.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Knowing the umps isn’t as much of a priority as, say, nailing every aspect of the next three upcoming opponents, but learning umpires’ temperaments and tendencies is a good idea, even in the ABS and replay review era.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026
In another study published in October 2025, Kucker and her colleagues found the caregivers’ temperaments, and that of their child’s, influences digital media use and thereby language learning.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
The nominated Oscar shorts come in three categories — and a lot of subjects, styles and temperaments.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
This year, the most piquant examples of the mad mother arrived in dramas of various hues and temperaments.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperaments
Noun
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David Yannetti, representing Officer Nicholas O’Malley, 33, has filed a slew of discovery motions in the case — requesting records of King’s complete criminal history, including all arrests, charges, dispositions, and pending matters from any jurisdiction.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2026
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Deputies will document all referrals and dispositions so the department can track how often services are offered, what resources are utilized and whether those efforts are producing measurable results.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Emotional weather systems with tempers, intuition, sensitivity, and something wild in our blood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The moment one starts perceiving what Arnold and friends undergo as excessively dismal, a quick peak at the live-action cruelty in action around the globe tempers that notion.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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They were considered to have strange physical afflictions or weak mental attitudes, and some people with endocrine diseases were even dismissed as ‘freaks’ and heckled in circuses or locked away in institutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The broader report examined consumer attitudes toward fast food, casual dining and specialty restaurant brands.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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