as in transience
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
a poem about the ephemerality of beauty
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Recent Examples of ephemerality
Also in Japan there is a strong connection and respect towards nature, people in Japan appreciate the ephemerality of it.
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
In temporary environments, social consequences are softened by distance and ephemerality.
—Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2025
The show reflects on the ephemerality of cultural memory.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Yet even in its ephemerality, dumb dumb culture can offer catharsis, laughter or distraction — which, in the right moment, can feel like salvation.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
In temporary environments, social consequences are softened by distance and ephemerality.
—Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2025
The show reflects on the ephemerality of cultural memory.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Yet even in its ephemerality, dumb dumb culture can offer catharsis, laughter or distraction — which, in the right moment, can feel like salvation.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ephemerality
Noun
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Their eyes evoke deep contemplation of the transience of life.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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An objective, multi faceted gaze into past tragedies and today’s transiences.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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How much of his life, his desperate desire for success, greatness, had been prompted by his shortness?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The team’s mean average height is 6-foot-4 due to the notable shortness of main rotation guards Tre Jones (6-foot-1) and Rob Dillingham (6-foot-2) and two-way guards Yuki Kawamura (5-foot-7) and Mac McClung (6-foot-2).—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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My awareness of impermanence had crashed over my life with the suddenness of an unexpected wave.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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The filmmaker rarely lingers, making brief moments of grace — like Gabrielle peeking in at her mom and stepdad taking a nap — all the more resonant for their evanescence.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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To explain why a gag is funny is to crush its soufflé evanescence.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Locke also had a high transiency rate before Green Dot was in charge.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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That is everybody in college basketball in an era of transaction and transiency that has been compared to unlimited free agency without a salary cap.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Ephemerality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ephemerality. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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