ephemera
noun
, -ˈfem-rə\
, -ˈfem-rē \
or ephemeras
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Others at the convention were also working, including a bunch of vendors selling various kinds of sci-fi ephemera, figurines, costumes and other kitsch. — Kevin Rector, baltimoresun.com, "‘It’s just fun’: Sci-fi fans dress up and meet their heroes at the Shore Leave 41 convention in Hunt Valley," 13 July 2019 Each one is a bit like the time capsule that my kids made as fourth-graders and buried in Golden Gate Park for their peers to dig up, a shoe box of ephemera meant to freeze an era. — Diana Kapp, Washington Post, "Every year I write my daughter a letter. They’ve helped her find herself.," 11 July 2019 His personal collection tells us a lot about fandom—and about the life cycles of music ephemera. — Longreads, "The Top 5 Longreads of the Week," 27 June 2019 And yet a steady gurgling of moon truther ephemera has remained since the 1970s, from books to documentaries and now, YouTube videos. — Rebecca Jennings, Vox, "An almost-serious investigation into the money behind the moon hoax theory.," 24 June 2019 Personally, though, collecting such a random and disorganized assortment of Harry Potter ephemera has felt a little bit directionless so far. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Wizards Unite is a bloated, slow, Harry Potter-ified Pokémon Go," 21 June 2019 There will be live music and entertainment, Ukrainian food and vendors with Ukrainian ephemera and clothing for sale. — Greg Burnett, cleveland.com, "Fourth of July celebrations in and around Cleveland," 27 June 2019 Inside, certain artifacts and ephemera do their part to avoid romanticizing our history, focusing on those instances when the statue felt like a misrepresentation of reality. — Danielle Naer, Vogue, "The Statue of Liberty Museum Debuts With Oprah, Seth Meyers, and DVF," 16 May 2019 The collection of prints and ephemera that were on display at the Smithsonian came to the Bowers and opened March 10. — Richard Chang, latimes.com, "In 'American Visionary' exhibit, Bowers Museum examines JFK's youthful dynamism," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ephemera.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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