as in flash
lasting only for a short time
savor the fugacious pleasures of life as intensely as the more enduring ones
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Recent Examples of fugacious
And even long-term, canonical sources such as books and scholarly journals are in fugacious configurations—usually to support digital subscription models that require scarcity—that preclude ready long-term linking, even as their physical counterparts evaporate.
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Jonathan Zittrain, The Atlantic, 30 June 2021
Jonathan Zittrain, The Atlantic, 30 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fugacious
Adjective
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The heaviest rain has shifted eastward, with the island of Molokai under a flash-flood warning on Sunday.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City will go from springlike warmth to winter fast as a powerful storm sweeps through Sunday, bringing damaging winds, a rapid temperature plunge with flash-freeze risk, and a quick burst of snow that could cut visibility, according to the National Weather Service.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Officials said the chaotic incident quickly triggered a multi-agency pursuit, prompting officers to deploy tire-deflation devices along a highway before the situation escalated into a brief foot chase outside of Denver.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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After a brief separation in 2007 owing to William's reluctance to commit, the two reconciled, became engaged in 2010 and got married in an awe-inspiring wedding spectacle held at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These back-and-forth jabs appear to put ever greater distance between the parties, nearly four weeks after the US and Iran first reached their temporary ceasefire.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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DeCiccio expects the public course, known as WP9 and running prominently through the tony city, to be completely closed until May 18, when temporary greens will allow limited play.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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City officials are pitching the measure, officially known as the transient occupancy tax, as a way to raise money for critical public services without asking residents to pay more.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The city’s transient occupancy tax, also known as a bed or hotel tax, is 14% of the room rate.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Jack Plummer had his best passing game of the season and the Orlando Storm had every opportunity to take control of their game against the Birmingham Stallions at Inter&Co Stadium on Sunday night.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Taking advantage of these matchups with the passing game will be critical to the team’s success in 2026.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Still, this is evanescent stuff, hardly weighty enough to get mad about with respect to the aforementioned problematic areas.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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The benefits of being a statesman, analysts say, can be evanescent if domestic woes keep piling up.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This moment may be ephemeral, but Roku Gin has bottled the joy of spring’s fleeting abundance in its new Minori Select edition.—
Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
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In an era of high-speed ephemeral images and social media, some may see high school yearbooks as outdated.—
Michael A Messner,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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The stagflationary tilt in subsequent episodes was more modest and transitory.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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For decades, visitors have been spray-painting the 10 vintage Cadillacs at the site and mulling the transitory nature of time as Bruce Springsteen did in his 1980 song of the same name.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Fugacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fugacious. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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