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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
Any choices are impermanent given the Warriors’ injury report.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
But the weights eventually come off, making that strategy an impermanent solution for the affliction.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
However, this impermanent practice does not protect data once individual files are moved or shared.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The camera drifts, the focus slips, the figures shift; everything onscreen feels fragile and impermanent.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
But the weights eventually come off, making that strategy an impermanent solution for the affliction.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
However, this impermanent practice does not protect data once individual files are moved or shared.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
The camera drifts, the focus slips, the figures shift; everything onscreen feels fragile and impermanent.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanent
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Even with the temporary pause, abrupt policy changes have left some business owners tapping into personal savings, postponing expansions and in some cases, closing altogether.—
Ana Valdez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This would not apply to Alaska and Hawaii, both of which would receive temporary exemptions from the cost-sharing rules.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Poirier claimed the interim crown with a decision win.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Meanwhile, India is expected to sign an interim trade deal with the US in order to protect the South Asian nation’s politically sensitive agricultural exports, the Financial Times reported.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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After earning a reputation as a tackling machine at Syracuse, Clark signed with the Cowboys and quickly saw some brief work with the first-team unit during minicamp while Wilson was sidelined.—
Nick Harris
July 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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Consider what those two third graders learned in their brief hallway squabble.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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And while Riemens had a transient lifestyle and was planning a trip to visit family in Michigan just before his disappearance, finding his truck at a nearby store quickly cast suspicion.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Spring Hill has the lowest transient guest rate in Johnson County at 4%.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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There’s a transitory nature in a lot of communities, so maybe people don’t feel as invested in them.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2025
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Reilly also credits the transitory nature of many residents for making Iowa City so welcoming.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Rogen lands a few funny lines, but the jokes mostly serve to distract from the point of the story: that freedom is ephemeral and easily corrupted, while humans are inherently piggish (as opposed to the other way around), seizing the first opportunity to take more than their share.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Episodes of natural selection are sometimes ephemeral, and evidence of them vanishes from our genomes when the selective pressures subside or when populations mix.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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Yet, over the passing weeks, no one surfaced looking for the small pup.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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According to Ben Taylor’s Passer Rating metric, this past season was the best passing year of Robinson’s career – grading as a respectable 5.3 out of 10 (53rd percentile).—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Impermanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanent. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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