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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To hear top analyst Tom Lee, of Fundstrat, describe the situation, farming never recovered from the invention of flash-frozen foods in the 1920s.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For example, when copied on a project conversation, jump in with a brief result.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Such brief and intermittent encounters had profound consequences, for the Islanders and for our understanding of their story, even now.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in targeting Kyiv and other places as the region experiences freezing temperatures that have brought widespread hardship to civilians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Zelensky confirmed that discussions about a temporary halt in attacks on energy infrastructure took place during trilateral meetings between US, Ukrainian and Russian officials in Abu Dhabi last week.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Impressively, the researchers found that minute, transient voltage fluctuations in these segments encode precise velocity data.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Things are more transient now, with East Coast military transplants looking for a good watch pah-ty coming and going as Uncle Sam ships them in and out of the Springs.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Jones has spent the past three seasons as the defensive passing game coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings and also has served as that club's defensive backs coach.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition to McDaniel, the Chargers also interviewed Arizona Cardinals passing game coordinator Drew Terrell, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, former Titans head coach Brian Callahan, Chargers quarterbacks coach Shane Day and their passing game coordinator, Marcus Brady.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 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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Attorneys for the plaintiffs say such distinctions are ephemeral, pointing out that YouTube has by far the youngest group of users, many of whom say the platform was an on-ramp to the world of social media.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mary Eder-McClure, executive pastry chef at both restaurants, has established Cafe Yaya as an ephemeral bakery destination since opening last March with her extraordinary range of sweet and savory work available throughout the day and night.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 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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“Fugacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fugacious. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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