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as in auras
a special quality or impression associated with something
there's a temper of tranquility about the retreat that visitors find very inviting
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as in spirits
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
was in quite a bad temper after spilling his juice all over his new shirt
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as in temperaments
one's characteristic attitude or mood
she has an even temper and a calm manner that sets everyone all at ease
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as in anneals
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as in moderates
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Recent Examples of tempers
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Fewer fouls but more red cards This summer’s tournament has been played in good spirit, with tempers rarely flaring and challenges remaining fairly clean across the opening 48 games.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Leo July 23 – August 22 When tempers meet quick words, choose kinder pacing.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
So far, crowd moods have been good, but tempers rise in the knockout stage of the competition.
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Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Those moments led to Game 3 at Madison Square Garden where tempers flared early.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Suddenly, everyone was talking at once, voices and tempers rising.
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Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Patience is tried; tempers are frayed.
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Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
The explosive preview opens during a cast trip, where tempers are already flaring.
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Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
Noun
Voices were raised and tempers ran high, dividing GOP lawmakers over the Iran war and a major election reform bill called the SAVE America Act, multiple attendees told reporters.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Fewer fouls but more red cards This summer’s tournament has been played in good spirit, with tempers rarely flaring and challenges remaining fairly clean across the opening 48 games.
—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Leo July 23 – August 22 When tempers meet quick words, choose kinder pacing.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2026
So far, crowd moods have been good, but tempers rise in the knockout stage of the competition.
—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Those moments led to Game 3 at Madison Square Garden where tempers flared early.
—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Suddenly, everyone was talking at once, voices and tempers rising.
—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Patience is tried; tempers are frayed.
—
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
The explosive preview opens during a cast trip, where tempers are already flaring.
—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempers
Noun
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Bubblegum pink nails with strawberry auras are fit for a day at the fair.
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These characters have been somewhat thinly drawn despite the vibrant auras of Joy Sunday and Richard Jenkins since the beginning.
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Koval Distillery, Chicago’s first legal post-Prohibition distillery, produces spirits as artful as its bottle designs and Vin312 Winery has grown from its owner’s garage into a full-fledged tasting room.
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The release continues Tamworth’s tradition of creating spirits inspired by the natural world around its rural New Hampshire home.
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Rubens got their opposing temperaments spot-on in a double portrait from 1603.
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The race left relatively normal Democrats like former Controller Betty Yee, former Speaker Toni Atkins, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan struggling to gain traction despite having seemingly better temperaments, resumes, and ideas.
Verb
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So the strategic release temporarily moderates price increases.
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There’s a lot of science behind this practice, but to put it simply, baking in a water bath regulates and moderates the temperature of the baked good, encouraging an even bake.
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been probing for atmospheres around other rocky worlds orbiting red dwarfs, such as those in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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Ciba lets the competing atmospheres remain in tension.
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The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes.
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After witnessing some, frankly, bad overall moods at other major events last year, I was struck by how different things felt at BIO 2026.
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The dispositions in the Massachusetts arrests were not immediately clear.
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Change the leader themselves — their behaviours, their habits, their dispositions.
Verb
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Autumn softens the vistas along the Ring of Kerry and brings a quieter pace to the historic villages.
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In a heartbreaking moment, Paula asks why Trevor chose her, and Ashley softens a bit.
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“Tempers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempers. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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