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temporarily

[tem-puh-rair-uh-lee, tem-puh-rer-] / ˌtɛm pəˈrɛər ə li, ˈtɛm pəˌrɛr- /
ADJECTIVE
for a short time
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ADVERB
for a limited time only
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Example Sentences

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That opens the door to Powell staying on temporarily.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The pipeline also has been temporarily closed due to ongoing disputes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

And many American doctors initially opposed the procedure as dangerous, medically unproven, and expensive because of physicians’ often-hefty fees and the cost of maintaining facilities for quarantining people temporarily after they were inoculated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The body has also called for restrictions and regulations on importing jet fuel to be temporarily lifted.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

A couple of years earlier, my brother, Craig, had moved temporarily back into the upstairs apartment we’d grown up in, living above our mother after his own marriage had slowly and painfully fallen apart.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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