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
As temperatures drop, nearby groves of aspen, willow, cottonwood, and other deciduous trees turn into a brilliant display of scarlet, gold, and orange.
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
This is a deciduous tree, pussycat.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Heat-loving deciduous trees such as pomegranate and fig may also be planted now.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Not all trees change color, so be sure to visit areas rich in broad-leaf deciduous trees, or those that shed their leaves annually, such as oak, birch and beech trees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deciduous
Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
This is a deciduous tree, pussycat.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Heat-loving deciduous trees such as pomegranate and fig may also be planted now.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Not all trees change color, so be sure to visit areas rich in broad-leaf deciduous trees, or those that shed their leaves annually, such as oak, birch and beech trees.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deciduous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciduous
Adjective
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But the building feels temporary, with United having previously discussed removing it.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The goal is to get a congress of 15, with at least eight members coming from Cincinnati's homeless shelters and seven representing people who live outdoors or in temporary housing.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What To Know A map shared by the NWS on Facebook showed a broad corridor of flash-flood risk spanning the Western states and Southern Plains.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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The emerging miners, exposed directly to the flash during its first split second, were covered in flash-absorbing black.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The brief Bagley lead was filed on behalf of Mathew Shurka, an LGBT advocate who testified in support of Colorado’s law while it was being debated.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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And in what could be even better news—for everyone other than Matthews, anyway—his reign atop the earnings ranking is likely to be brief.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The recent brightening could be a transient outburst rather than a steady increase as the comet approaches to the sun, only time will tell.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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These voltage changes are known as transient faults and are the difference in measured voltage between consecutive readings.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The raw sewage rises to the surface, adding to the unbearable stink, which spreads and worsens with every passing day.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Going into the game against the Gators, Manning has 888 passing yards and nine touchdown passes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Emphasizing the project’s conceptual basis, one particularly ephemeral edition, The Biggest Nemyrivskiy Art Center, 2013, was a roughly nineteen-thousand-square-foot rectangle outlined on a snowy field by a plow, disappearing as soon as the snow began to melt.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Various cultures interpreted the ephemeral aberrations as fairies, ghosts or spirits.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From their perspective, a star is just a transitory stage, a chrysalis.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2025
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All empires are transitory, right?—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Deciduous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciduous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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