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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage
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as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being
will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed
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as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
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Recent Examples of interim
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
On top of his experience and leadership, the board of trustees chair added that Gipson had established a presence on campus and has been able to relate to Philander Smith students since taking over as interim leader.
—Lena Miano, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Kress—a research botanist emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History and former interim Under Secretary for Science at the Smithsonian Institution—wrote the text and took most of the photographs.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Adelman, 44, has been on the coaching staff since 2017 and took over the interim position with three games left in the 2024-25 regular season after Malone was fired.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
On top of his experience and leadership, the board of trustees chair added that Gipson had established a presence on campus and has been able to relate to Philander Smith students since taking over as interim leader.
—Lena Miano, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Noun
In a letter to staff and families on Monday, USD 497 interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift said that Gridley had been fired and that district staff were speaking with families whose students may have been in contact with him.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Kress—a research botanist emeritus at the National Museum of Natural History and former interim Under Secretary for Science at the Smithsonian Institution—wrote the text and took most of the photographs.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
Adjective
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Harvard has fought back in the courts, winning a temporary restraining order on May 23 that will allow international enrollments to continue as the case makes its way through the courts.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The Chevy had temporary paper license plates, cops said.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, the massive influx of foreigners poses challenges for a country of just under 70 million people; the government’s provisional statistic is that nearly 1 million immigrants arrived in the country last year alone.—
Abigail Anthony,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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But in order to secure the most favorable terms for Bangladesh, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus’s interim government was given provisional approval to reduce import duties in the upcoming budget during a Monday meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR), according to news portal BDnews24.com.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Repeat this treatment, if needed, at weekly intervals until the ants stop rebuilding. 4.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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There have been plenty of other attempts in that interval.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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His transcendent 2022 feature, The Worst Person in the World, is both a romantic comedy and an anti-rom-com, a close study of a woman navigating a messy transitional period, alive with intergenerational insights and foibles most of us can recognize from some point in our lives.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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The war must end immediately… And there must be an immediate activation of small beachheads throughout Gaza to create Hamas-free zones from which the Strip’s recovery and hopefully, political transformation and rejuvenation in the transitional period can begin.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Grenell, who previously served as acting Director of National Intelligence under Trump, has remained active in international diplomacy, often focusing on complex negotiations involving detainees and sanctions relief.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Antonescu served as acting president of Romania for about six weeks in the summer of 2012, but has also served as the president of the Senate of Romania between 2012 and 2014.—
Peter Aitken
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Seamless travel will look like fewer interruptions and shorter wait times while technology works quietly in the background.—
Omry Litvak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Career interruptions in a workforce often dismissive of aging women.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 May 2025
Noun
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After a Season 14 hiatus, the German model returned to the NBC show for Seasons 15 through 19.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Plans to build the tallest tower in sub-Saharan Africa in Ethiopia have been reignited after a yearlong hiatus.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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In addition to his recent deep dive into the 2023 porch footage, Torre has also been behind several bombshells dropped about Hudson and Belichick, who have a 49-year age gap.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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That leaves a yearlong gap between The Fantastic 4: First Steps and Brand New Day, the longest break in Marvel movies since COVID.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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