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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
Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Edison officials say more than 80% of the canisters could be taken off-site now if a permanent or interim storage facility existed and 100% of canisters will be ready to be shipped by 2030.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
Angela Burns, interim, Alex Green Elementary Angela Burns most recently worked as the assistant principal at Amqui Global Communications Magnet School in Madison.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 27 June 2024
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Adjective
As a result, the university has placed the students on interim suspension while authorities look into the incident.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Edison officials say more than 80% of the canisters could be taken off-site now if a permanent or interim storage facility existed and 100% of canisters will be ready to be shipped by 2030.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
Sacramento has now cycled through six head coaches since Malone, including interims.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 Dec. 2024
Angela Burns, interim, Alex Green Elementary Angela Burns most recently worked as the assistant principal at Amqui Global Communications Magnet School in Madison.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
Adjective
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The production designer spent a lot of time thinking about the structures that would become the MDR employees’ temporary homes.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The agreement came hours after the trade unions went before Washington, D.C. federal judge John D. Bates seeking a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Labor from releasing the data.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Moore did not appeal her provisional suspension; under Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP) protocol, a player who does not appeal (or appeals unsuccessfully) is suspended for the duration of the subsequent investigation.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, Helio Castroneves' entry into NASCAR with a provisional option provides a unique twist.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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Hamas has now released a total of 16 Israeli hostages as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, of a total of 33 promised at staggered intervals during this stage.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Complete 3-4 intervals, each four minutes long, with a 3-4 minute recovery in between.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the surrounding world has a kind of hazy, shimmery, hallucinogenic quality that ties in with the main character’s age and a transitional period in her life.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The design from Scoop, which comes in black and chocolate brown, is ideal for transitional temperatures.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been made acting administrator of USAID, multiple sources tell ABC News.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Duhamel's first acting role was charming con artist Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap All My Children (1999–2002), which landed him a Daytime Emmy.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Advocates for Community Health, which represents community health centers, wrote in a statement that clinics in Maine, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, along with Virginia, had experienced interruptions.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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There were a record 259 rocket launches in 2024 — each one requiring an interruption or redirection of commercial air traffic.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Duchess took a five-year hiatus from Instagram after leaving the royal family in 2020.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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Eight months after going on hiatus, comedy rock duo Tenacious D are back.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even today, having to fight to be represented in magazines and museums, galleries, the price gap for Black art.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Florida test scores are already at a 20-year low due to the state underfunding education, so eliminating the U.S. Department of Education would further reduce funding and increase the learning gap between the rich and everyone else.—
Darren Soto,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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