evanescence
noun
ev·a·nes·cence
ˌe-və-ˈne-sᵊn(t)s 
1
: the process or fact of evanescing
2
: evanescent quality
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Examples of evanescence in a Sentence
the evanescence of a rainbow detracts not a whit from its beauty
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Share [Findings] Researchers proposed replacing the paradigm of extinction with that of evanescence.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 July 2024
In many ways, nature serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion—its rebirth, renewal, and cyclicity, as well as its transience, ephemerality, and evanescence.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
With the evanescence of a lantern, the Serpentine suspension lamp seamlessly balances form and function, the black lines outlining the spokes and profiles of its diffuser cones designed to emphasize the dynamism of its forms.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 July 2024
In many ways, nature serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion—its rebirth, renewal, and cyclicity, as well as its transience, ephemerality, and evanescence.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
With the evanescence of a lantern, the Serpentine suspension lamp seamlessly balances form and function, the black lines outlining the spokes and profiles of its diffuser cones designed to emphasize the dynamism of its forms.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Evanescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evanescence. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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evanescence
noun
ev·a·nes·cence
ˌev-ə-ˈnes-ᵊn(t)s
: evanescent quality
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