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as in temperateness
an avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits
my father attributes his ripe old age to temperance in all things, especially eating and drinking
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as in abstinence
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
practices a blue-blooded temperance that his parvenu neighbors will never understand
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Recent Examples of temperance
Then there’s Ada who has used her newfound position to turn the Brook household into a refuge for causes like temperance, while Agnes looks on horrified.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
The inherent difficulty of deferring to Ada on things like when to have dinner and which silverware to use gives Baranski ample opportunity to deliver her bracing zingers, especially when Agnes starts advocating for temperance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
More than 90 years after Congress repealed the 18th amendment, also known as Prohibition, and made consuming alcohol legal again, there’s a new temperance movement in town.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 July 2025
For example, a team high in drive but low in temperance may be prone to rushing decisions or overlooking long-term consequences.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
The inherent difficulty of deferring to Ada on things like when to have dinner and which silverware to use gives Baranski ample opportunity to deliver her bracing zingers, especially when Agnes starts advocating for temperance.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
More than 90 years after Congress repealed the 18th amendment, also known as Prohibition, and made consuming alcohol legal again, there’s a new temperance movement in town.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 4 July 2025
For example, a team high in drive but low in temperance may be prone to rushing decisions or overlooking long-term consequences.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperance
Noun
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Well, abstinence is always an option (albeit an impractical one).—
Zahra Thompson,
SELF,
2 July 2025
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Studies show people with high novelty-seeking scores are more likely to start substance use and more likely to relapse after abstinence.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Elton John has celebrated a major personal milestone, marking 35 years of sobriety with a heartfelt message to fans and family on July 29.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 July 2025
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In April, the 31-year-old revealed his plans to remove all of his tattoos in a interview with Variety, after focusing on his sobriety and mental health.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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CIOs and CTOs bring structure, governance and enterprise-scale discipline to AI adoption.—
Sumit Johar,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The new lawsuit highlights how many of the MSP internal controversies over promotions, hiring, and discipline have racial undertones.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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In the second photo, the animals are freed of their restraints — one of the pets is crawling about the bin while the other stays in its shell.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Fuentes faces charges of home invasion, disorderly conduct, interfering with an emergency call, violation of protective order, third-degree assault and second-degree unlawful restraint.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 July 2025
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This includes the five major types: stress incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, overflow incontinence, and functional continence.—
Jamin Brahmbhatt,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2024
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Good posture helps maintain continence, support pelvic organs, and reduce back pain.—
Staci Tanouye,
Parents,
29 Aug. 2023
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Crace transports readers two thousand years into the past to a stark Biblical landscape full of visceral encounters, violence, self-denial, and possible miracles.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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But the biblical term for self-denial – inui – has another meaning.—
Rabbi Avi Weiss,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Oct. 2024
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Her vocation requires the skill of transformation and self-abnegation, as well as a receptiveness to language and emotion not her own.—
Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The audience responds gratefully to this level of self-abnegation, and the frankly chilling sounds that come out of her.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Temperance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperance. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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