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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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Duarte, who has been part of the Santa Clara County Fair family for decades, had previously been the Santa Clara County Fair Manager and then was appointed interim co-director in June 2024.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Plant returned to action in September 2024, capturing the vacant interim WBA super middleweight belt with a knockout win over Trevor McCumby.
Armando Resendiz (15-2, 11 KOs) opened his career with 12 straight wins.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Adjective
Tuma, a Hawkins native, formerly served as the interim chief of the police department after the resignation of former chief Guy McKee in February 2024.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Duarte, who has been part of the Santa Clara County Fair family for decades, had previously been the Santa Clara County Fair Manager and then was appointed interim co-director in June 2024.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Noun
Consider hiring interim or fractional (part-time) senior executives instead of hiring full-time employees.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Plant returned to action in September 2024, capturing the vacant interim WBA super middleweight belt with a knockout win over Trevor McCumby.
Armando Resendiz (15-2, 11 KOs) opened his career with 12 straight wins.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
Adjective
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Launched in 2016, The New European was intended to be a four-edition pop-up newspaper - a temporary exercise aimed at putting the pro-EU case and lobbying for a second referendum.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The new cutoff date is now September 17, giving users temporary relief from a looming ban.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Getting even that provisional approval required calls and follow-ups with multiple city departments.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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The agriculture minister secured $3 billion worth of provisional deals during a tour of U.S. states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Reimagining the Home Services Lifecycle Homeowners often lose track of service intervals or warranty expiration dates.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The shuttles will run at 15-minute intervals for 10 hours per day.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Filling the gaps Artists Helping the Homeless plans to use the funds to operate their transitional and supportive housing program.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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Lorde sings about a transitional period of womanhood marked by pregnancy tests, gender-identity explorations, body-image issues, crises of confidence, and a shattering breakup with her partner of seven years.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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His most recent acting credit was the aforementioned indie Just for a Week.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
11 June 2025
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In a statement on June 2, Patricia Hyde, acting field director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations’ in Boston defended Gomes da Silva's detention and said the agency intends to pursue deportation proceedings.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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There will be an increase in traffic and interruptions from June 20 to July 10.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Effective leaders refine their risk-transfer practices to safeguard against disruptions and ensure long-term supply chain resilience by seeking coverage for cyber, directors’ and officers’ liability, business interruption, environmental, terrorism, public liability and reputational risk.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Seasons 2 and 3 of the South Korean thriller were filmed back-to-back, hence the short six-month wait compared to the three-year hiatus between Seasons 1 and 2. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The hunky and hot heroes calendar is returning after a four-year hiatus.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Also, keep an eye out for a long gap in reviews or ratings.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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The gap between the two has never been as narrow – at least where security is concerned.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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