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: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
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Noun
there was a brief interim in the proceedings while everyone got organized
Adjective
putting up some students in local motels is obviously just an interim solution to the college's housing shortage
will serve as interim head of the police department until the investigation is completed
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Noun
In 2017, a revelation from former DNC interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile that the DNC had engineered the party’s primary election system in favor of then-candidate Hillary Clinton caused controversy within the party.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 July 2024
Pluto will then move forward in Aquarius and stay there for the next 20 years (with the occasional progression into Pisces and retrograde into Aquarius during the interim).
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 2 May 2024
Adjective
Paxton sent a letter on Wednesday to interim city manager Kim Bizor Tolbert, warning that the gun ban violates state law because the fairgrounds are owned by the city of Dallas.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Scott Boatwright, who joined Chipotle in 2017, and serves as chief operating officer, was appointed interim CEO.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Interim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interim. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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interim
1 of 2 noun
in·ter·im
ˈin-tə-rəm
: an intervening time see also ad interim
interim
2 of 2 adjective
: done, made, appointed, or occurring for an interim
an interim disposition
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