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Recent Examples of temp
Schaffer explained of Samberg’s slip-up when recording the intro to the temp track that was meant to guide Rihanna’s performance.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
This is lower than other cooking oils, such as canola oil, which may be better choices for high-temp cooking methods.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Not even the quick change to the high temp of the boat cabin when I was lifted from the water seemed to affect the even tenor of its movement.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
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.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
This is lower than other cooking oils, such as canola oil, which may be better choices for high-temp cooking methods.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Not even the quick change to the high temp of the boat cabin when I was lifted from the water seemed to affect the even tenor of its movement.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025
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.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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