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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage
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as in provisional
serving in a position for the time being
will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed
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as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
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Recent Examples of interim
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Students remained at the forefront of the movement and were a key constituent of the interim government.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
Poggi served as the interim earlier in the season as Moore served a two-week suspension.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Jason Misicka, currently serving as Larkin’s interim principal, will assume the position on a permanent basis, according to a news release.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Students remained at the forefront of the movement and were a key constituent of the interim government.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Wilks served as the Panthers’ defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach in 2022 before being tapped to be the interim after Matt Rhule’s firing.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
Poggi served as the interim earlier in the season as Moore served a two-week suspension.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interim
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At least three people died and nearly two dozen others were injured after a building used as temporary lodgings for workers caught fire early Friday in a suburb of Hungary's capital, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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And Thursday’s restoration of funding is temporary, pending a ruling on the feds’ motions in the Second Circuit — a reality acknowledged by the GDC on Thursday.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The group claimed that the chief justice of Haiti’s High Court had agreed to serve as provisional president.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Over the next several years, Violette created increasingly ambitious sculptures and installations that refigured the provisional architecture of the concert venue through the language of Minimalist spatiotemporal contingency.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, the GOAT of cross-country skiing, won his eighth lifetime gold for Norway by winning the men’s 10-kilometer interval start free.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The bike maker is also expected to extend service intervals beyond the MX and EDX’s demanding 15-hour oil changes and 45-hour piston replacement schedules.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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The transitional committee, made up of Palestinian administrators, has met in Egypt but has not yet entered Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Composer and sound designer Christopher Kriz’s transitional music amplifies Hedda’s restless internal state with electric guitar and drums backed by a relentless, clock-like beat.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti adapted O’Farrell’s Women’s Prize for Fiction winner for the stage, with direction by Erica Whyman, former acting artistic director of the RSC.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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Storrie’s separate interview was the angel on the shoulder opposite of the cheeky devil Williams represented, revealing more about his pre-acting background.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Jan. 2026
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The interruption occurred just as the game got interesting.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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For zero-interruption power, the mtu Kinetic PowerPack provides a dynamic UPS solution using a high-speed flywheel instead of chemical batteries, ensuring instant response during grid failures.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Indie Memphis Film Festival is set to return in November after a one-year hiatus.—
Erin Munz,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
5 Feb. 2026
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Savannah will no longer be covering the Milan Olympics later this week and has taken a hiatus from hosting the Today show.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Engineers have struggled to close the reaction gap between human perception and machine processing without sacrificing accuracy.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s a dusty cloud surrounding the central, contracting star, and that cloud is strongly suspected to be disk-like, with outflows and gaps in the dust in the two directions perpendicular to the disk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interim. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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