as in flash
lasting only for a short time
beauty that is as evanescent as a rainbow
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Recent Examples of evanescent
The finished product is bright and evanescent, sweet but not too sweet, celebratory, fun, and delicious.
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Sketches and blackouts are often evanescent, like an idea sketched on a cocktail napkin; some last only a few seconds yet might have been fiendishly complicated to prepare and execute.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
On the plus side are our memories, which elevate the evanescent pleasure of the meal to the longer-term reward of enjoyment.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
More often, though, the new songs are evanescent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Sketches and blackouts are often evanescent, like an idea sketched on a cocktail napkin; some last only a few seconds yet might have been fiendishly complicated to prepare and execute.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
On the plus side are our memories, which elevate the evanescent pleasure of the meal to the longer-term reward of enjoyment.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
More often, though, the new songs are evanescent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evanescent
Adjective
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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
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Both the United Kingdom and Japan are growing at least as quickly as the U.S., according to January's flash PMI surveys.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Buehler struggled in Boston, but looked good enough during his brief time with the Phillies to generate interest from the Padres and other teams.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the Iranian government faces one of the most difficult moments in its brief existence – both internally and externally—the question now, as the US sends a second aircraft carrier to the region is will this time be different?—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At least three people died and nearly two dozen others were injured after a building used as temporary lodgings for workers caught fire early Friday in a suburb of Hungary's capital, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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And Thursday’s restoration of funding is temporary, pending a ruling on the feds’ motions in the Second Circuit — a reality acknowledged by the GDC on Thursday.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The ballot measure advanced on Tuesday suggests a temporary 2% increase to the city’s 14% transient occupancy tax — often called a bed or hotel tax — dropping to a permanent post-Games 1% increase starting in 2029.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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After gauging voter interest in a variety of tax or bond measures, San Jose will pursue a 2% increase in transient occupancy taxes, which city staff says could generate approximately $10 million in annual revenue without reducing the competitiveness of its lodging industry.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlán, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck.—
Aarón Ibarra,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Claviculars of the world are outliers, sideshow performers, which helps explain their (often fleeting) popularity.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Shot in high-contrast black and white with obsessive attention to design, the film traces the unavoidable costs imposed on a family for the fleeting brush with artistic transcendence, however sporadic.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Its only real beach is an ephemeral strand that appears seasonally, if luck will have it.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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A lot of what’s gone on is just multiple expansion, optimism about a weaker dollar, excitement about consumer spending trends overseas and other ephemeral ideas that haven’t yet become manifest in the companies’ actual results.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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“Evanescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanescent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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