TEMPS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

temps

noun

plural of temp

as in temporaries

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Noun

Busy Bar started with a cardboard box with an LED strip as a stoplight to let coworkers know you’re occupied.

— Nina Elder, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Her coworkers have concerns about workplace safety, harassment, verbal abuse and intimidation, according to the news release.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

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Her philanthropic activities extended far beyond her own community to include Indigenous inmates, Chinese immigrants, and white laborers, along with countless other Angelenos.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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