as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
nothing makes the fleetingness of summer more apparent than the arrival of Labor Day
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Noun
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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 -
Luzzatto said the relative shortness of that term is scaring away capital.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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While a number of songs double down on steaminess, there are just as many concerned with drift, transience, and the pits of being down and out in love.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
22 Feb. 2026
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This transience helps The Darling stay fresh, allowing guests to engage with works at the cutting-edge of the Danish art scene.—
Stephanie Gavan,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 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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Co-created with local parents and their young children, the show explores the joys and impermanence of raising children, carrying children through life and witnessing a child’s journey.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The actor, who died on Aug. 17 at 87, was the very pulse of the Swinging Sixties: a working-class kid who became a cultural icon, only to defy the ephemerality of fame with a career that spanned six decades, morphing from heartthrob to one of the most versatile character actors of his time.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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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,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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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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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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“Fleetingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleetingness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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