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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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
Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The Monday order states that U.S. citizenship isn't automatic for people born in the U.S. when their biological parents aren't authorized to be in the U.S. or only have temporary authorization.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 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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Yet energy experts say any bump for coal under Trump is likely to be temporary since natural gas is cheaper and there’s a durable market for renewable energy no matter who holds the White House.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
The Monday order states that U.S. citizenship isn't automatic for people born in the U.S. when their biological parents aren't authorized to be in the U.S. or only have temporary authorization.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 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
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Record was 73 years, 199 days by former Houston Texans interim coach Romeo Crennel.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The opponent: a scorching-hot Sacramento Kings team that had won 10 of its last 12 games under interim head coach Doug Christie.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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The good news for the iguanas is that, while parts of central and north Florida are literally freezing, the temps in South Florida have stayed largely above 50, making iguana-cicles unlikely.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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The actual high temps on Tuesday and Wednesday will only be in the mid-teens to low 20s.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
19 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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The Senate, somehow after Congress excised language in a short-term spending bill two days earlier that would have given D.C. control of the RFK site to the city, unanimously passed a continuing resolution that restored the controlling mechanism over the RFK site.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
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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But there is a 10% to 20% chance of thunderstorms across the region, which could happen at any time, and could bring isolated, brief heavy rainfall at rates of half an inch an hour, Kittell said.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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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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What to Know The NBI on Friday arrested a Chinese national with the surname Deng, and two male Philippine associates, called Besa and Fernande.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 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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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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“Temporary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporary. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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