as in fragile
likely to spoil or decay quickly; not likely to stay fresh for a long time if not eaten or used
Don't buy large amounts of perishable foods like produce before you leave for vacation.
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Recent Examples of perishable
Refrigerating perishable food and leftovers within two hours.
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Jenna Anderson, Health, 23 Apr. 2025
The knowledge that executive energy is a perishable quality understandably breeds impatience with the courts.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
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What Causes Mold On Bread?
Mold thrives in warm, moist environments, and is commonly found on bread, cheese, produce, and other perishable items.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
McLagan traces this shift in reputation to the rise of slaughterhouses in England, which led to a greater availability of meat as well as an oversupply of perishable, hard-to-ship offal.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perishable
Jenna Anderson, Health, 23 Apr. 2025
The knowledge that executive energy is a perishable quality understandably breeds impatience with the courts.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Our 22 Most Popular Bread Recipes Of All Time
What Causes Mold On Bread?
Mold thrives in warm, moist environments, and is commonly found on bread, cheese, produce, and other perishable items.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
McLagan traces this shift in reputation to the rise of slaughterhouses in England, which led to a greater availability of meat as well as an oversupply of perishable, hard-to-ship offal.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perishable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perishable
Adjective
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For Testers The focus shifts from maintaining fragile scripts tied to UI elements to ensuring robust, conceptual test coverage.—
Asad Khan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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As neo-colonial dynamics among the expatriate community unravel, this fragile bond becomes his only refuge from an impending collapse into solitude or barbarism.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Security clearance requirements limit the most sensitive jobs to U.S. citizens.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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This question asks for personal sensitive information that is protected by privacy laws.—
Ernesto Londoño,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Wirtz is focused more on the micro, with delicate touches and deft flicks, compared to Szoboszlai’s macro traits of energy and power.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The walls of the rectum (the inside of your butt) are delicate.—
Alexander Cheves,
Them.,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Recent research shows rural SMEs, those based outside city limits, may be more susceptible to financial risk posed by climate hazards.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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These mutations can make the cancer more aggressive but also potentially susceptible to a specific type of drug called a PARP inhibitor, especially if the cancer becomes resistant to hormone therapy.—
Jason P. Joseph,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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But the program which pays for more than four of every 10 U.S. births is vulnerable to deep budget cuts — part of the cost of renewing Trump’s tax breaks that favor the wealthy.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Even worse, cucurbit plants are vulnerable to many of the same disease problems, and can attract more pests to your watermelon plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishable. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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