1
as in interim
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
summer workers looking for temporary accommodations in private homes
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2
as in flash
lasting only for a short time
a temporary lapse of memory
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3
as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being
the temporary head of the sales division
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Recent Examples of temporary
Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The twentieth century’s quenching of fire now looks less like a historic victory than a temporary respite.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 7 July 2021
Instead, a teacher may move from a temporary to a permanent license if the individual has not been placed on an improvement plan.
—Caroline Maguire and Laura Mogelson, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
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Bass’ order also establishes task forces for debris removal, mudslide mitigation and to help multifamily development nearing completion receive temporary occupancy approval to make more units available on the market.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
The twentieth century’s quenching of fire now looks less like a historic victory than a temporary respite.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
Measures of address changes, some temporary of course, were up over 27% in 2020 as moves spiked early in the pandemic and this trend has continued into 2021.
—Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 7 July 2021
Instead, a teacher may move from a temporary to a permanent license if the individual has not been placed on an improvement plan.
—Caroline Maguire and Laura Mogelson, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temporary
Adjective
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The Sacramento Kings’ seven-game winning streak under interim coach Doug Christie came to sudden halt Tuesday.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Brown Current post: Bears interim head coach.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2024
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Residents who live near the intersection where the accident occurred said the flash mobs of street takeovers have become weekly occurrences in their neighborhood.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2022
Adjective
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The app allowed users to check border wait times, apply for a provisional legal visitor status (I-94 entry), request inspection of agriculture or biological products and more.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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Also, taxpayers can now submit a class 3 front-end engineering and design study as an indication of project maturity instead of a class 5 study, which means more taxpayers can apply for a provisional emissions rate sooner in their development process.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The temps were in the low 20s, with a wind chill of eight degrees Fahrenheit.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
11 Jan. 2025
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This all comes after a deadly winter storm brought snow and ice from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and freezing temps lingered in the South over the weekend.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2025
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This trend aligns with the Federal Reserve’s current policy of maintaining interest rates, indicating confidence in economic stability despite short-term fluctuations.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, a level Japan has not seen in 17 years.—
Reuters,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Eowyn was expected to clear into the Norwegian Sea on Saturday, allowing a brief lull of drier and calmer conditions, but another storm system is forecast to bring similar hazards for Britain on Sunday and Monday.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The brief applause, though, was the first and last time the TikTok phenom (157 million followers and counting) had the spotlight.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The designer and her husband, Brian, settled on a home built in 1972 by architect John Haag, who worked for years as an associate in the office of Joseph Esherick, one of the community’s founding visionaries.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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For example, before issuing a public statement, academic units must establish which of their members — e.g., tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty, research associates, graduate students, and staff — can vote on whether to make a statement.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The space evoked a transient setting that combined the rough quality of the metal bars with the luxury of the fine, soft furnishing.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Her right eye looked normal, but doctors saw a transient central retinal artery occlusion — a vessel blockage — in her left eye.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Temporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporary. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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