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
More often, though, the new songs are evanescent.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
Consumatory scholarship has much more individualized and evanescent outcomes.
—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
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
Consumatory scholarship has much more individualized and evanescent outcomes.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evanescent
Adjective
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Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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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
Adjective
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More recently, a brief outburst of about 90 per hour was seen in 1922.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Francis made the unannounced visit near the end of Mass and delivered a brief greeting, all while receiving oxygen via his nose.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The project feeds on the temporary abundance of glacial meltwater.—
Ari Caramanica,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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The high court opinion comes just as the judge who issued the temporary restraining order was mulling whether to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for violating his order to pause last month’s flights of Venezuelan migrants to a prison in El Salvador.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Statistics on homelessness are fluid because the population is transient and tends to distrust outreach workers.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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And even if that’s the case, our fantasies can be transient.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With each passing year, those trees grew more enormous.—
Thao Thai,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Needless to say, the quality of Lucasfilm's in-house animation work only goes up with each passing year.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Trust isn’t built by flash—it’s formed in those quick, fleeting moments when a brand chooses to engage.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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But for the most part these moments are fleeting, embarrassing; the characters try to connect with these figures of Firestone’s former world, and fail.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Snapchat, meanwhile, exposed teens to risky interactions due to its ephemeral messaging, which fosters intimate but potentially unsafe connections.—
Abdulmalik Alluhidan,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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They’re not limited to Southern California, though; for more info on possible places these awesome, ephemeral displays might appear in 2025, check out the nonprofit Theodore Payne Foundation.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In her ideal world, everyone would have a transitory object at home.—
Marisa Meltzer,
ARTnews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Others point to the fact that while the drugs are promising, their impact may be transitory.—
Seth Joseph,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Evanescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanescent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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