as in tepid
showing little or no interest or enthusiasm
a halfhearted attempt to clean the house before the arrival of the in-laws
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Adjective
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The 22-year-old left-handed hitter has been a bright spot during the Nationals’ tepid 12-15 start.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025 -
Considering the tepid reaction on Friday from the clubs when asked about their participation, this remains a big TBD.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For one, the upstart Wings and dynastic Las Vegas Aces go to work at a particularly cool neutral site — Purcell Pavilion, home of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, cathedral to Muffet McGraw’s national championship program.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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There were about 140,000 Jews in the Netherlands, a neutral country, when the Germans arrived in 1940.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
3 May 2025
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But such pledges run the dual risk of unenthusiastic lawyers who collude with their opponents or the stifling of the fundamental freedom of lawyers to choose their causes.—
The Editors,
National Review,
7 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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Add in the lukewarm comments from general manager Terry Fontenot and coach Raheem Morris about Pitts this offseason, and that all suggests the fifth-year tight end is entering a critical season.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Make your personal brand stand out by being more you The online world is packed with lukewarm takes and surface-level advice.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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