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Recent Examples of temp
For lofty muffins, start in a hot oven, then drop the temp to finish baking.
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Riki’s current job was working as a temp in the office of Kitamuki General Hospital.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, shipping incomplete work because the temp didn’t know a nuance of the system can force rework.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
My hair came out like soft silk with just one pass of the wand at the second to hottest temp!
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2025
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Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Riki’s current job was working as a temp in the office of Kitamuki General Hospital.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
For example, shipping incomplete work because the temp didn’t know a nuance of the system can force rework.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
My hair came out like soft silk with just one pass of the wand at the second to hottest temp!
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 4 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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