TEMPORARIES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

temporaries

noun

plural of temporary

as in temps

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Noun

An inside man—a warehouse security guard—would drug the tea (or coffee) of his coworkers to knock them out.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Even coworkers who rarely spoke suddenly had opinions about formations and red card decisions.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of coworkers

Noun

One of the officers was taken to a hospital by his colleagues in a patrol car, while the other injured officer was brought to a medical facility by ambulance.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 July 2026
His choice not to publicly disclose his colon cancer diagnosis meant that his death blindsided his fans and even some of his closest colleagues.

— Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 July 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

The health of Welsh has much to do with the fact that it is being transmitted, particularly in north Wales, by parents to children in the ordinary, unself-conscious way one associates with any living vernacular.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
In December 2024, a Bucharest court ruled that the first case against the Tates and their two female associates couldn't proceed to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities and sent it back to prosecutors.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of associates

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Should Microsoft be successful in implementing its strategy, that distinction, in that paradigm will prove more important than benchmark comparisons between competing coding assistants.

— Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Durde has gotten praise from players and his coaching colleagues for his expertise in head coach Mike Macdonald’s system, his collaborative attitude and his teaching and communication skills with players and other assistants.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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