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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
built an impermanent structure to serve for the archaeologists' living quarters during the dig
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as in flash
lasting only for a short time
a summer romance that was an impermanent fancy, quickly forgotten
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Recent Examples of impermanent
There is the notion of light, which for me—coming from Bangladesh and being in a pavilion and in our context—the form is a nod to the shamas (lightweight, impermanent canopy structures).
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Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Her death shortly after the future Buddha’s birth serves as a reminder that life is impermanent and characterized by suffering.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
That relationship with how impermanent our time is here has been really healthy.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Any choices are impermanent given the Warriors’ injury report.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Her death shortly after the future Buddha’s birth serves as a reminder that life is impermanent and characterized by suffering.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
That relationship with how impermanent our time is here has been really healthy.
—Eric Ryan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Any choices are impermanent given the Warriors’ injury report.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanent
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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What To Know A map shared by the NWS on Facebook showed a broad corridor of flash-flood risk spanning the Western states and Southern Plains.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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The emerging miners, exposed directly to the flash during its first split second, were covered in flash-absorbing black.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Market Basket, the popular grocery store chain embroiled in a family feud, has named a new interim CEO.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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In a brief video snippet accompanying the post, Cyrus is seen in close-up staring directly into the camera while wearing what looks like surgical gauze around her chin and head as more white material is blown by a breeze around her face.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Broader market reactions have been muted, barring brief spikes in oil prices when Israel entered direct confrontations with Hamas’ crude-rich patron Iran and with other of Tehran’s proxies, such as Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In healthy people, a transient increase in the morning blood pressure is normal and generally of no concern.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
13 Sep. 2025
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That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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This broad perspective can steer you clear of projecting transitory shocks and help refine decisions around whether to push, stop or pivot the product.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Since Rahm Emanuel left office after two terms as Chicago mayor, this city has grown the size of its government even as its leaders knew federal aid was transitory and the exorbitant bill to shore up Chicago’s underfunded pensions only would grow for the foreseeable future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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The solution is zero standing privilege with ephemeral access, ensuring users get just-in-time rights only when needed.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Embellishments are cropping up not just in contemporary furnishings but in ephemeral accessories.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fitzgerald immediately worked his way into the safety rotation, playing snaps in select situations of the Hurricanes’ season-opening win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and has gained more playing time each passing week.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wide receiver Rashee Rice, arguably their biggest threat in their passing game, has served two games of his six-game suspension, and Thornton has filled in nicely for Rice so far.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Impermanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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