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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
Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Yoon’s presidential powers have been formally suspended, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo now serves as interim president.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Los Angeles is a league-best 14-3-1 at home since Hiller took over as the interim on Feb. 2.
—Joe Reedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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Tim Skipper was named the interim head coach for the 2024 season.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Yoon’s presidential powers have been formally suspended, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo now serves as interim president.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
The Aggies are on their sixth school president (including interims) and fourth athletic director since 2012.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Los Angeles is a league-best 14-3-1 at home since Hiller took over as the interim on Feb. 2.
—Joe Reedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
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Widener also represents Zinnia Adkins, who earned $11.50 an hour as a temporary employee at Impact Plastics.Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Of course, the Regal 28 Express also comes with other standard features to make the temporary home away from home as comfortable as can be.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 26 Dec. 2024
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Votes are still being counted, including provisional and overseas ballots across the country.Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
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That guardianship is alarmingly provisional; their apartment is often spot-checked by sour social workers, keen to find sufficient fault with Tomáš’ parenting to tidy Pavel away into an orphanage.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Gather your hair into a bun, protecting it with a transparent film or shower cap, and apply heat for 2 or 3 minutes, at 15-minute intervals, 2 or 3 times.Ana Morales, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
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And then William said to me in the interval, ‘Don’t worry.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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The store features a transitional design, still cold and mostly metallic like the Apple Stores of the aughts but including the large sliding-door design that is now common across the country.Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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But after more than a decade of conflict, Syria’s transitional authorities now inherit a country in tatters.Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Although Mansfield was from Back East, her early acting days were spent at UT and with the Austin community players in the company now known as Zach Theatre.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the interim, Assistant Commissioner Carlos Nieves will serve as acting DCPI, officials said.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Each short is unique in its conception, and yet, is bound by a common resilience, and a need to document the violent interruption of life and routine.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Starkey is disarming and immediately easy to talk to, stopping mid-conversation to explain the interruption of the chimes of his bird clock: a gift from a friend in honor of the one his grandmother used to have.Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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During its first White House stint, the Trump administration carried out 13 federal executions, ending a 17-year hiatus.Francesca Chambers, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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In Trump's first term at the White House, his administration carried out 13 federal executions, ending a 17-year hiatus.Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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The gap is still too wide and there remain critical issues in cloud AI privacy and Android malware to overcome.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The gap between a benchmark’s introduction and its saturation has decreased significantly in recent years.Tharin Pillay, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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