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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
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Last year, lawmakers on an interim study committee on fiscal policy learned from the Legislative Services Agency that the state’s median teacher salary was $60,100 in 2025.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Garcia also served as the interim for a few months that same year before Vanderpool began the job in September.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The party was also among the groups that recently signed a political pact with interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils‑Aimé committing to the holding of elections.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Last year, lawmakers on an interim study committee on fiscal policy learned from the Legislative Services Agency that the state’s median teacher salary was $60,100 in 2025.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
The Aurora City Council has approved the appointment of three top city leaders, all of whom had been serving as interims in their respective roles.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Garcia also served as the interim for a few months that same year before Vanderpool began the job in September.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
Adjective
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The eight states filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order Friday in the wake of the FCC's approval.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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His first game was at West Bromwich Albion, where Kinnear was taken ill at the team hotel, leading to Chris Hughton being placed in temporary charge.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Mailed absentee, provisional and post election ballots have not yet been tallied.—
Stacy Parker,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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That conversion income flows into your provisional income calculation, which determines how much of your Social Security benefit is subject to federal tax.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each bride’s dress has been billowed out and arranged around her in a circle, and these white figures are scattered at irregular intervals throughout the green field.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Short walk breaks give your body a chance to recover and reset, so each running interval starts fresher than the last.—
Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Say hello to your new transitional coat, the style that proves simplicity is the ultimate form of elegance.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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Classroom technology use has been a stressor for India Brookover of Granada Hills, whose daughter will be entering transitional kindergarten, or TK, next year and whose screen time in preschool has been near zero.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Failure to do so, acting FTA executive director Jamie Pfister warns in the directive, could lead the feds to require IDOT to use federal funds to correct safety problems.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Escola, who won an acting Tony, originally portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln, a role that has since been played by a series of stars including Tituss Burgess, Jinkx Monsoon, Jane Krakowski and John Cameron Mitchell.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said that would create redundancy in case of service interruptions.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mehl explains that these interruptions rarely appear as a single dramatic problem.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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After a one-year hiatus due to road repairs near the summit of Mount Blue Sky, the venerable Bob Cook Memorial Hill Climb returns to the Colorado cycling events calendar this year.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Staggered enlistments meant that all seven members have had time to release solo music during the group hiatus.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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After logging his biggest hit of the tournament, pulling a changeup into the gap in left-center field, Eugenio Suarez glided into second base and raised his arms high in the air as his Venezuela teammates emptied from the dugout to celebrate at home plate.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, the gap between a fifty-thousand-dollar drone and a three-million-dollar interceptor becomes important; there were reports, this past weekend, that Israel had begun to run low on interceptors.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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