Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a temporary manner; for a limited time only; not perpetually or permanently.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a temporary manner; for a time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb for a relatively brief period of time
- adverb not
permanently
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb for a limited time only; not permanently
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Examples
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They have been temporarily-and I stress the word "temporarily"-derailed by an unprecedented Internet uprising.
Forbes.com: News Steve Forbes 2012
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The march to that milestone was buoyed by the title temporarily becoming Action Comics Weekly from issues No.
NYT > Home Page By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES 2010
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Place the specimens with their label temporarily in a plastic bag or gunny sack during collection trip.
Chapter 19 1992
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The man’s words were still hesitant, Trip thought, but now it seemed a hesitation born not of confusion, but consideration—the difference between a mind searching for a word temporarily misplaced, rather than one whose meaning was lost entirely.
Daedalus’s Children Dave Stern 2004
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The man’s words were still hesitant, Trip thought, but now it seemed a hesitation born not of confusion, but consideration—the difference between a mind searching for a word temporarily misplaced, rather than one whose meaning was lost entirely.
Daedalus’s Children Dave Stern 2004
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The man’s words were still hesitant, Trip thought, but now it seemed a hesitation born not of confusion, but consideration—the difference between a mind searching for a word temporarily misplaced, rather than one whose meaning was lost entirely.
Daedalus’s Children Dave Stern 2004
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The man’s words were still hesitant, Trip thought, but now it seemed a hesitation born not of confusion, but consideration—the difference between a mind searching for a word temporarily misplaced, rather than one whose meaning was lost entirely.
Daedalus’s Children Dave Stern 2004
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But the CBO scres it like its real but just last week congress waived it again temporarily!
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His replacement, at least temporarily, is expected to be Pete Rouse, a senior White House advisor who served as Obama chief of staff when he was a senator.
World Watch 2010
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His successor, at least temporarily, is expected to be Pete Rouse.
Rahm Emanuel Will Resign for Chicago Mayoral Bid Jonathan Weisman 2010
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