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Recent Examples of transitional
San Diego’s leading scorer, Dreyer acknowledged that RSL’s transitional defense was much improved.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
There aren’t any power-ups in Super Mario Odyssey, by the way, not in the transitional sense.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
And this cap-sleeve sweater is the transitional layering piece that will take you from those cooler mornings into fall.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
With local transitional knowledge and molecular classification of the soil, the team observed four groups of gorillas every day for almost 10 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2025
There aren’t any power-ups in Super Mario Odyssey, by the way, not in the transitional sense.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
And this cap-sleeve sweater is the transitional layering piece that will take you from those cooler mornings into fall.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
With local transitional knowledge and molecular classification of the soil, the team observed four groups of gorillas every day for almost 10 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
Adjective
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The intermediate player will want a standard design, rather than a small tabletop model.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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For beginner to intermediate backpackers, consider a guiding service, such as St. Elias Alpine Guides, to safely adventure through the wilderness.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Trump administration’s assurance that the American economy will experience a transitory period is a promise greatly supported by America’s leading Technology and Information sector.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell labeled the potential effect of tariffs on inflation as likely being short-lived or transitory.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One reason is that US companies that want to buy rare earth minerals can simply go through an intermediary country first.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Flaws Of Traditional Financial Systems Traditional payment systems are expensive due to intermediary banks as well as credit card networks.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Finding someone to out-Trump Trump might look like an expedient solution to an immediate problem.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Trading long-term gains for short-term impact may seem like the expedient choice, except for one lingering question: What if the most expensive decision is not going to college at all?—
Judy D. Olian,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When Bob sends an encrypted message, his browser connects to the key server and obtains an ephemeral symmetric encryption key.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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Kahle, who early on recognized the ephemeral nature of the web, said the rapid deterioration of the living web is a serious threat to historical preservation.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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