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as in warm
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
I left the bowl of soup sitting on the counter too long, and now it's lukewarm
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as in neutral
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
the dentist's lecture on the merits of flossing got only a lukewarm response
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Recent Examples of lukewarm
The downside is that reviews for Wolf Man have been lukewarm.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Opt for lukewarm showers and gently pat your skin dry afterward to prevent further irritation.4
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—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Kinda in the lukewarm season – one foot in, one foot out.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Come morning, gently peel off your mask and rinse off any remaining pieces with lukewarm water.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Opt for lukewarm showers and gently pat your skin dry afterward to prevent further irritation.4
4.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Kinda in the lukewarm season – one foot in, one foot out.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Come morning, gently peel off your mask and rinse off any remaining pieces with lukewarm water.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for lukewarm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lukewarm
Adjective
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It’s finished with red wood veneer, which adds a rustic and warm feel to the piece.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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Grant was polite and warm, albeit confused about having an indoor life and this influx of love and care.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Matching the mood of the evening, many guests opted to wear darker and neutral tones—though that didn’t preclude them from dynamic fashion moments.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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MoffettNathanson downgrades Roblox to sell from neutral The firm says Roblox shares have run too far too fast.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But these launches have largely been met with tepid market reaction.—
Emily Glass,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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On a phone call with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Pritzker reportedly led a critique of the tepid response to Trump, so far, by Democrats in Congress.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, the question of their origins is the subject of a heated cultural war over Indian identity.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Now, both drivers must face each other again in the Last Chance Qualifier. NASCAR reporter Noah Lewis shared a video to social media of the two drivers in a heated exchange following the heat race.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The reaction by investors in China’s stock markets to the central bank’s move was unenthusiastic.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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And this is not only because to have a center is to be well settled into one’s subjectivity, resigned to one’s blind spots, but also because many of us are unenthusiastic about thinking of ourselves as fastened to a silent doctrine.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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“Lukewarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lukewarm. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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