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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
That application lapsed in a lukewarm market, and Mixue filed a fresh application last month.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Spills can be spot cleaned with a clean cloth and a solution of lukewarm water and mild detergent.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle served hot single-skillet spaghetti in her Netflix series, but the ratings were lukewarm.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Her skin is always slightly feverish, unlike his own, which feels lukewarm to him, only half alive.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Spills can be spot cleaned with a clean cloth and a solution of lukewarm water and mild detergent.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Meghan Markle served hot single-skillet spaghetti in her Netflix series, but the ratings were lukewarm.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Her skin is always slightly feverish, unlike his own, which feels lukewarm to him, only half alive.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lukewarm
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Deals on seating Deals on outdoor rugs Deals on pools and hot tubs Deals on fire pits Deals on storage Deals lights and umbrella Deals on seating Seating areas can create a focal point in your garden decor and are a great place to relax in warmer weather.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Utah had a solid start this season, but the former Coyotes are still stuck in neutral, on the fringe of the West playoff race.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Rosenblatt upgrades Cisco to buy from neutral Rosenblatt upgraded the stock following earnings on Wednesday.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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The tepid game atmosphere was raised by many of the hundreds of Leafs faithful who responded to our ownership survey last month.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu gave a tepid endorsement, noting that both leaders agree that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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One was his heated exchange with Gore Vidal, which became so famous that a documentary about it, The Best of Enemies, was made about it in 2015.—
Doug Ducey,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, the second day of the trial, witness Nancy Jo Hancock — a woman who went on a date with Charles Vallow in July 2019 the night before Vallow was shot and killed — got into a heated exchange with Vallow Daybell during cross-examination.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Hollywood's renowned celebrity Morgan Freeman has come under fire from NASCAR fans for his unenthusiastic engine start command at the Pennzoil 400 last weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Recruiters are contending with a population that’s not just unenthusiastic but incapable.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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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 21 Apr. 2025.
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