1
as in interim
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
provisionary decrees that were issued by the junta following the coup
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2
as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being
the provisionary ambassador to the United Nations
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Recent Examples of provisionary
Under the provisionary settlement, Toyota agreed to pay $278.5 million, BMW $131 million, Mazda $75.8 million and Subaru $68.3 million.
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Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provisionary
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Venezuela cannot grow and oil companies will not want to invest if interim president Delcy Rodriguez—Maduro’s former vice president—remains in charge with the rest of the old Maduro regime, Pereira says.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The first loss — 5-0 to New York City FC — cost Oscar Pareja his job and led to Martín Perelman taking over as the interim coach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Europe’s three major institutions, Bologna, Paris and Oxford, welcomed between 1,000 and 2,500 students each in these early decades, and conditions were sprawling, anarchic and provisional.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 126,000 babies were born to mothers aged 15 to 19, according to provisional data.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
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After more than 16 hours of travel, Vice President Vance arrived in Islamabad for peace talks with Iranian leaders on the fifth day of a temporary ceasefire in the war, now at the end of its sixth week.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The judge ultimately came to the temporary decision of Mortensen being granted temporary custody for Ever with supervised visits for Paul — an arrangement that will last until a second hearing on April 30 to discuss competing protective orders filed by Paul and Mortensen.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Provisionary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisionary. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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