Thesaurus results for EPHEMERA

ephemera

noun

Definition of ephemera

as in curiosa

things that are important or useful for only a short time; items that were not meant to have lasting value

—usually plural He has a large collection of old menus and other ephemera.

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Recent Examples of ephemera An exhibition last year of drawings and ephemera from the making of the Fox Trot Carousel reminded people about the carousel, Lusk said. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 An additional community conversation as part of the History Belongs to All of Us series will focus on bicentennial ephemera and will be held at noon July 25. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 In the process of turning the house into a museum, countless artifacts, photos, and personal ephemera were uncovered, painting a vivid picture of the artist’s life at home. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 15 June 2026 To the shoppers at my estate sale, a random piece of strangers’ ephemera not worth a dollar. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ephemera

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Noun

One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of exotic

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Collectors seek these modes for their rarity in hopes of collecting the full series (usually 5-15 cars).

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Still, even these don’t quite compete with Team ICO’s trio of brilliance, which have become collector’s items in recent years due to their sheer rarity.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of rarity

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The Commonwealths is a multi-sport competition held every four years between member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories, and has become more of a sporting curio in recent iterations, ranking well below the Olympics.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Over the past few years, Sofie Birch has amassed a sparkling catalog of bucolic curios on outré labels.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

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