as in flash
lasting only for a short time
beauty that is as evanescent as a rainbow
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Recent Examples of evanescent
Consumatory scholarship has much more individualized and evanescent outcomes.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2012
On the plus side are our memories, which elevate the evanescent pleasure of the meal to the longer-term reward of enjoyment.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
But from his vantage on the evanescent bridge to maturity, So is puzzling out some big questions, ones that might be exigent from different vantages at any age.
—Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021
This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions.
—Patrick Iber, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2012
On the plus side are our memories, which elevate the evanescent pleasure of the meal to the longer-term reward of enjoyment.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
But from his vantage on the evanescent bridge to maturity, So is puzzling out some big questions, ones that might be exigent from different vantages at any age.
—Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021
This is to try to capture and memorialize this volatile and evanescent mode of expression, with its references both obscure and shared by millions.
—Patrick Iber, The New Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evanescent
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The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2024
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Residents who live near the intersection where the accident occurred said the flash mobs of street takeovers have become weekly occurrences in their neighborhood.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2022
Adjective
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Letters should be brief and become the property of The Times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Below are brief descriptions of the wines and tasting notes.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The creation of a temporary Palestinian administration of 15 to 20 people is being discussed, including with Israel.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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There will be no signs of the safe parking lot during the day because Dreams for Change clients will use the resource center’s restrooms and dining hall, so no portable toilets or other temporary structures will be needed on the property.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Revenue from the hotel room tax known as transient occupancy tax or TOT increased from $19.1 million to $19.7 million, or 3%.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The environment, lifestyle changes, and short-term fluctuations such as transient illnesses or restless sleep impact that day and the following two weeks!—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The media scrutiny on Forest has increased exponentially with each passing week that their unexpected Champions League qualification challenge has been maintained.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Toyota was pushed into the far left lane, and debris from the crash damaged a passing Mercedes.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Another reality is that Kyle Lowry came with an expiration date and Terry Rozier has had only fleeting moments of success.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Harry himself makes only a fleeting appearance in the final episode, but his presence was felt behind the scenes.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Castro’s relationship to Camacho is peculiar, in the way that not many in the industry had the chance to meet this ephemeral talent.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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The first wave of such video art involved documenting performances, dance being after all an ephemeral art form.—
Beatrice Loayza,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Related Articles Now, Detroit, which has gone from one of the league’s most disappointing teams to its one of its hottest after hiring a name-brand coach in Todd McLellan, cleared some salary cap space ahead of the trade deadline, while the Ducks plugged a transitory hole in their goalie pipeline.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
24 Feb. 2025
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Some Republican economists also dismissed the idea that the fiscal stimulus would be inflationary, and financial markets suggested that investors believed that inflation would be transitory.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Evanescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanescent. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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