1
as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
a provisory permit to block off the street while movie scenes were being shot
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2
as in interim
serving in a position for the time being
a provisory legal adviser who will be replaced by a court-appointed public defender
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Adjective
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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 -
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
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He will be replaced on a temporary basis by Rafa Yuste, the club’s current sporting vice-president, who will serve as interim president until June 30.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The interim government has faced criticism over the past year for making broad development promises based on MoUs with foreign investors, many of which have yet to be converted into binding contracts.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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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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“Provisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provisory. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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