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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The Knicks even used their defense to grab a brief lead late in the half, forcing 10 Philadelphia turnovers before the break.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Nearly 25 years after the attacks, the royal couple laid a bouquet of white flowers at the edge of the south reflecting pool, honoring the lives lost — including 67 British victims — during a brief ceremony on a chilly but sunny afternoon in lower Manhattan.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Other cruise lines are altering itineraries to route around places affected by the temporary prohibition.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Since 2012, the museum has occasionally brought out some pieces for temporary exhibits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s including $175 million in net sales tax and transient guest tax revenues, $15 million in tax increment financing and $31 million from a community improvement district that the city created on the project site.—
Sofi Zeman
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Such is the transient nature of college athletics.—
Joe Davidson
May 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 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
Adjective
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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 9 May. 2026.
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