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[Latin tempore]
in the time of
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Noun
We had to hire a temp to fill in for her.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
San Diego With year-round warm temps, beaches, and miles of both coastal and canyon hiking trails, San Diego offers a highly desirable lifestyle.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022
There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022
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Noun
Today’s commercial planes spend most of their time at 30,000 feet (or more) where the temperature hovers around -40 degrees Fahrenheit, and temps as low as -70 degrees aren’t unheard of.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
San Diego With year-round warm temps, beaches, and miles of both coastal and canyon hiking trails, San Diego offers a highly desirable lifestyle.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
Verb
When the oven is to temp, bake cookies, switching between lower and upper racks and rotating pans halfway through for even baking, until golden, about 13 to 15 minutes.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022
There are many ways to keep your body temp down during the hot summer months.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022
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“Temp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temp. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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temp
noun
: temperature
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