temperately

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Adverb
  • Pedigree and salary play a role in how many quality players a team can reasonably expect to have.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • The moment one partner felt unseen and chose, reasonably enough, to say nothing.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Adverb
  • The texture is moderately oily and robust.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • But the more meaningful signal in the data is what’s happening in the cities around Austin, around Dallas, around Houston—in the Celinas and Fulshears and Princetons, where land is buildable, housing is moderately priced, schools are funded, and commutes—while real—are manageable.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • Somehow, the shameless concept of tanking has become an acceptably mainstream idea like destination weddings and the Paleo diet.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • One-on-one gatherings are my preference, but no more than a group of maybe four people at a time would be acceptably comfortable for me.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • But while fertilizer prices are now far higher, crop prices have risen only modestly so far, leaving growers exposed, El-Hoshy said.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
  • Menu prices have begun to rise — modestly, according to a May 12 report by the National Restaurant Association.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Adverb
  • India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.
    Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
  • What many patients encounter instead is medical dismissal—a pattern of having symptoms minimized, deprioritized or inadequately investigated.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 May 2026
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“Temperately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperately. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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