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Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town to take the temp sheriff post, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The Alchemist is more of a place to pick up beer to go but stop by and try Heady Topper on cask, a British version of dispense that serves Topper at cellar temp (around 55 degrees) and with a lighter semi-sparkling carbonation.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Follow care label on the rug for proper wash water temp.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Riki’s current job was working as a temp in the office of Kitamuki General Hospital.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
The Alchemist is more of a place to pick up beer to go but stop by and try Heady Topper on cask, a British version of dispense that serves Topper at cellar temp (around 55 degrees) and with a lighter semi-sparkling carbonation.
—Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Follow care label on the rug for proper wash water temp.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Riki’s current job was working as a temp in the office of Kitamuki General Hospital.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temp
temporary
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California voters will have to approve the temporary in a special election in November.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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King's decision follows a similar move by a federal judge in Maryland, who on Thursday temporary halted Mr. Trump's executive action for 14 days.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Temp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temp. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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