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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
built an impermanent structure to serve for the archaeologists' living quarters during the dig
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as in flash
lasting only for a short time
a summer romance that was an impermanent fancy, quickly forgotten
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Recent Examples of impermanent
Pushed to the margins, people of African descent maintained burial traditions and used impermanent or specific grave markers such as shells, bottles, clocks or ceramics – items that were culturally meaningful but often invisible or unimportant to white observers.
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Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
Absent from BringFido’s list are the three ballparks with the smallest capacities (excluding impermanent sites such as Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, currently home to the Athletics): Cleveland’s Progressive Field (34,830), Miami’s LoanDepot Park (36,742) and Fenway Park (37,775).
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
These impermanent fixtures are also a good way to test the waters and see if a more comprehensive renovation is something a homeowner desires for the future.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Many Americans have entered into a vicious consumption cycle: responding to future financial hopelessness by consuming impermanent wealth signifiers, thus robbing their financial futures.
—Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
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Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
Absent from BringFido’s list are the three ballparks with the smallest capacities (excluding impermanent sites such as Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, currently home to the Athletics): Cleveland’s Progressive Field (34,830), Miami’s LoanDepot Park (36,742) and Fenway Park (37,775).
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
These impermanent fixtures are also a good way to test the waters and see if a more comprehensive renovation is something a homeowner desires for the future.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Many Americans have entered into a vicious consumption cycle: responding to future financial hopelessness by consuming impermanent wealth signifiers, thus robbing their financial futures.
—Maggie Anders, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanent
Adjective
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The temporary supervised visitation (for one hour every other week) began in September 2024.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Doing this every few weeks can help apply updates and clear temporary issues that may affect performance or security.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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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That paired with Filimoeatu’s ability to fire up his players led to him being hired full time after serving as interim defensive coordinator for two games.—
Aaron Johnson,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The school fired him in early April and appointed an interim principal.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026
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Large hail and a brief tornado can’t be ruled out, mainly in eastern Kansas into far northwest Missouri, the weather service said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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The brief scene required five days of shooting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Yet transforming lived experience from transient memory into actionable data introduces profound friction.—
Celina Yong,
STAT,
16 Apr. 2026
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But some officials, like Miami Beach Commissioner Alex Fernandez, say these short-term rental buildings come with some of the same problems as traditional Airbnbs, like driving up rents for nearby residences and contributing to a more transient feeling in a neighborhood.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
10 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
Adjective
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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 diary writing nurtures an internal life by giving oxygen to what previously had been ephemeral, easily self-mocked as inappropriate, or troubling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The inclement weather was a factor early with slick footballs impacting the passing game, but the group’s spirits remained high.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Veach also pointed to upside the Chiefs believe Walker has in the passing game.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Impermanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanent. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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