as in temporary
lasting only for a short time
he chose not to fret about the deciduous discomforts of his existence
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Recent Examples of deciduous
For example, there’s a good reason that sites along streets are often planted with hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), a handsome native tree; gingko (Ginkgo biloba), an Asian species known for its golden-yellow fall color; and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), a deciduous conifer.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The deciduous saucer magnolia’s floral display is enhanced by the fact that flowering takes place when the tree is still leafless.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
The same holds true for young deciduous trees.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
North Florida has seasons with deciduous plants and herbaceous plants.
—Brenda Daly, Florida Times-Union, 24 Jan. 2026
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The deciduous saucer magnolia’s floral display is enhanced by the fact that flowering takes place when the tree is still leafless.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
The same holds true for young deciduous trees.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
North Florida has seasons with deciduous plants and herbaceous plants.
—Brenda Daly, Florida Times-Union, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciduous
Adjective
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The administration argues that the department can grant or revoke the temporary protections and judges should not interfere.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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But the Defense Department sought to use the system sooner around El Paso, prompting the FAA to impose the temporary flight restriction.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tom Lee of Fundstrat has been frequently citing the invention of flash-frozen food in the early 1900s as fundamentally disrupting the farming sector, which took farming as a share of jobs from 30% to 40% down to just 2% to 5%, but the economy reallocated value elsewhere.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Broccoli and Cauliflower Hearty bite-sized florets of broccoli and cauliflower are typically flash-frozen soon after harvest and maintain their crisp-tender texture when cooked from frozen.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Suns opened the fourth with a 9-0 run, but a 3-pointer by Harper, followed by an and-one White floater and another three by Scheierman, snuffed out the brief rally.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Our snow chances are set to return on Sunday, with a brief round of morning snow looking possible according to model data.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Waldeck said the police department has a transient fund financially supported by local churches that can be used for a one- to two-night hotel stay in emergency situations.—
Lynne Hermansen,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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The rooms The old Japanese proverb ‘*kachou fuugetsu’—*which translates as ‘flower, bird, wind, moon’ evoking a sense of the transient beauty of nature—is a key concept at the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Signing a goalkeeper was already a priority for Newcastle during the upcoming summer window and with every passing game the importance of recruiting a top-class shot-stopper keeps being underlined.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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With every passing year, the springtime chorus grows quieter.—
Sarah Kaplan,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Underneath the broad comedy, the sagging and the seeping, Meat Suit is about that sense of loss — or rather, of constant flux, root-level change that, in truth, is always going on in our physical and ephemeral selves, but that the upending jolt of parenthood brings right to the surface.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pop music is ephemeral by nature.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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At least some traders now seem to be treating tariff talk as a transitory headline risk rather than the start of a lasting policy shift.—
Tracy Alloway,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mortality threatens to render the achievements of our life as transitory, and this threat is removed by procreation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Deciduous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciduous. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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