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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
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).
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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
By capturing and sharing images of themselves, individuals may be attempting to create a sense of permanence in an impermanent world.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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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
By capturing and sharing images of themselves, individuals may be attempting to create a sense of permanence in an impermanent world.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanent
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After more than 16 hours of travel, Vice President Vance arrived in Islamabad for peace talks with Iranian leaders on the fifth day of a temporary ceasefire in the war, now at the end of its sixth week.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The judge ultimately came to the temporary decision of Mortensen being granted temporary custody for Ever with supervised visits for Paul — an arrangement that will last until a second hearing on April 30 to discuss competing protective orders filed by Paul and Mortensen.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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The relationship with Authentic worsened when Arena’s majority owner, Manoj Bhargava, took over as interim chief executive.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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But, while Tortorella is an interim move for Vegas, the Islanders are keeping DeBoer intact heading into the 2026-27 campaign.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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There was a brief ceasefire in the country that year, but it was brokered by the United Nations, not Epstein.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Three current council members, including Hillary Shields, congratulated Lopez in brief remarks at his party.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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An unknown number of transient people were rolling around in the grass and rocking back and forth.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Carla’s childhood reads like a transient fairytale.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lagarde pointed out that monetary policy cannot lower oil prices, and that central banks typically look past transitory energy spikes without raising interest rates.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Assuming the conflict is resolved over the coming weeks, the spike in oil will likely prove transitory, with Brent trading back down to the forward curve strip price of around $65, according to Chris Senyek at Wolfe Research.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Music, food, ie-dying, a spring ephemeral walk and introduction to environmental volunteering will be available.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Enver Hoxha led the country through ephemeral alliances and radical ruptures, leading it to total isolation.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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Adding defensive end Rashan Gary will help bolster a pass rush that was dormant for stretches at a time last season, and bringing in safety Jalen Thompson will give some reliability on the back end that Dallas desperately needed after giving up the most passing yards of any team in the NFL in 2025.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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The veteran quarterback has the 19th-most regular-season passing yards (44,700) and 15th-most passing touchdowns (298) in NFL history.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Impermanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanent. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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