interims

plural of interim

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Recent Examples of interims Since 2002, the Raiders have hired 13 coaches, excluding interims, followed by the Cleveland Browns (10) and Miami Dolphins (nine). — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The team went through eight head coaches (including interims) during that span, with Kubiak being the ninth, and six general managers. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 22 July 2026 In those first five years with the Panthers, Tremble had five head coaches (including the interims). — Scott Fowler june 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026 The team has had five lead executives and nine head coaches — including interims — in that span. — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Afterward, the city cycled back to interims — first Huth, and now Hernandez. — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 The Aurora City Council has approved the appointment of three top city leaders, all of whom had been serving as interims in their respective roles. — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 The drought had reached two decades, with four full-time head coaches and two interims having come and gone since Larry Coker last led Miami to the top of the college football world, by the time Cristobal made his way back to Coral Gables. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026 As for the search process, which will be for the club’s 10th head coach all-time (excluding interims), Onalfo is not divulging a specific timeline or coaching profile. — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interims
Noun
  • Salad assembly Split the heads lengthwise, then cut crosswise at approximately 1-inch intervals, creating a mix of naturally different-sized pieces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Add heavy cream in two or three intervals while beating on high.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Fast-swap batteries can also get the robot back to work without lengthy interruptions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The five original Nobel Prizes were created under the terms of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel’s will and have been awarded since 1901, with only limited interruptions, chiefly during World War I and World War II.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza are taking separate hiatuses from Katseye; while Bannerman’s status in the group remains unknown, Laforteza’s mental-health break will continue until she’s reassessed in September.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Haircut 100, on the other hand, took some long hiatuses as a band.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That included measuring wage gaps, educating factories, testing approaches to wage increases and using Fair Trade premiums to provide additional financial benefits to workers.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Interims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interims. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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