temporaries

noun

plural of temporary
as in temps

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  1. coworkers
  2. colleagues
  3. associates
  4. assistants
Noun
  • For Isnada Unalus, a Haitian immigrant who has lived in Bridgeport for the past decade and works in healthcare, the possible loss of TPS represents fear for friends and coworkers who have spent years building lives in Connecticut.
    — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • One of my coworkers swears by it for fitness classes and easy outfits.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Definition of coworkers
Noun
  • Hashesh and her colleagues detailed their findings in a study published today in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • This story is based on dozens of interviews with Jean, her friends and colleagues, law enforcement officials, psychologists, academics and experts in the field of romance scams, as well as a review of more than 10,000 messages.
    — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Her guilty plea will bring the total to six Milwaukee-area prenatal care coordination company owners and associates who have been convicted of felonies in recent months.
    — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
  • Unlike adding a few associates, however, meaningful AI transformation often requires significant upfront investment before any return is realized.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • Apple is trying to make Siri more competitive with assistants from OpenAI and Anthropic while keeping more personal information and AI processing on the device.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • That’s one area developers are working on, Janna said, like the multilingual hologram assistants are at Miami International Airport.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of assistants
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“Temporaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporaries. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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