Synonyms for tempering
tem·per·ing

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1. annealing, temperingadjective

   hardening something by heat treatment

   Synonyms:
   annealing

   Antonyms:
   intensifying

2. temperingadjective

   moderating by making more temperate

   Antonyms:
   intensifying

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1. List of paraphrases for "tempering":

   temper

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How to use tempering in a sentence?

1. Michal Meidan:

   Slower economic growth and higher domestic prices ... are tempering demand.

2. David Kelly:

   As the economy transitions to a path of slower growth, investors have a similar need to be prepared by tempering their expectations.

3. Andy Lipow:

   The IEA report is tempering any price rise that we might see from Tropical Storm Barry because the market continues to stumble under the weight of slowing economic growth.

4. Stefan Worrall:

   There's been a tempering of bullishness in the Nikkei, the risks are finely balanced at the moment and without catalysts or a clear direction we're seeing a real lack of conviction in the market.

5. Kevin Mandia:

   The pace of new breaches feels like it’s tempering.