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temporary(adjective, continue, short, limited, substitute)
11
provisional(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary, tentative)
10
pro tempore(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, temporary)
8
acting(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary)
8
interim(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary)
6
ad interim(adjective, continue, substitute, temporary)
6
alternate(adjective, acting, temporary)
6
passing(adjective, temporary)
6
supply(adjective, limited, brief, unfixed, temporary)
6
transient(adjective, temporary)
5
ephemeral(adjective, temporary)
5
evanescent(adjective, temporary)
5
fleeting(adjective, temporary)
5
impermanent(adjective, temporary)
5
makeshift(adjective, temporary)
5
stopgap(adjective, temporary)
4
fugitive(adjective, temporary)
4
limited(adjective, temporary)
4
momentary(adjective, temporary)
4
mortal(adjective, temporary)
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