as in fragile
likely to spoil or decay quickly; not likely to stay fresh for a long time if not eaten or used
Don't buy large amounts of perishable foods like produce before you leave for vacation.
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Recent Examples of perishable
Even brief thawing of perishable foods can lead to spoilage.
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Morayo Ogunbayo, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
After buying Whole Foods in 2017, Amazon quickly added home delivery from the organic grocer’s stores, but the company has struggled to find the right formula for stocking and delivering perishable goods from its massive network of warehouses.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Since hot weather can cause items like meats, dairy products, and prepared salads to become unsafe within an hour, people should ensure that perishable foods do not sit out for extended periods.
—Ethan Stone, Ascend Agency, 25 Jan. 2026
Eat your non-perishable food last.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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Morayo Ogunbayo, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
After buying Whole Foods in 2017, Amazon quickly added home delivery from the organic grocer’s stores, but the company has struggled to find the right formula for stocking and delivering perishable goods from its massive network of warehouses.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Since hot weather can cause items like meats, dairy products, and prepared salads to become unsafe within an hour, people should ensure that perishable foods do not sit out for extended periods.
—Ethan Stone, Ascend Agency, 25 Jan. 2026
Eat your non-perishable food last.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perishable
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Savannah Guthrie opened the family’s plea by thanking supporters for their prayers before describing her mother as the heart of their family and making a direct appeal for contact, stressing Nancy Guthrie’s fragile health and urgent need for medication.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Biocomputing remains highly experimental, fragile, and difficult to scale.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The new revelations include documents suggesting Mandelson shared sensitive government information with Epstein after the 2008 global financial crisis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The new revelations include documents suggesting Mandelson shared sensitive government information with Epstein after the 2008 global financial crisis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Bring in Other Scents Scent can be introduced in a variety of ways, from candles and diffusers to delicate room sprays.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Young boys cleaned test tubes, brawny machinists built gauges and mills, and scales delicate enough to weigh an inch of a spider's web.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Teens are more prone to act on emotion, more susceptible to peer pressure and often less able to consider long-term consequences.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Certain medical conditions and factors like age can also make people more susceptible to the cold.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie was already physically vulnerable.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The expedition collected an unprecedented number of chemical, physical and biological samples that will help scientists understand ecosystem connections, biodiversity patterns and how vulnerable these deep-sea environments may be.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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