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
What if money was a perishable good, like a sack of potatoes — or a daily newspaper?
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Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Sales on items like meat and other perishable foods won’t last forever, sofreezing fresh food can be a great way to keep the sale going for longer.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Customers will be able to order perishable items such as produce, dairy, meat, seafood and baked goods, alongside frozen foods and household items, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The company initially began adding perishable groceries, such as bananas, milk, eggs and bread, to its same-day delivery service in areas such as Phoenix, Orlando and Kansas City.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Sales on items like meat and other perishable foods won’t last forever, sofreezing fresh food can be a great way to keep the sale going for longer.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Customers will be able to order perishable items such as produce, dairy, meat, seafood and baked goods, alongside frozen foods and household items, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The company initially began adding perishable groceries, such as bananas, milk, eggs and bread, to its same-day delivery service in areas such as Phoenix, Orlando and Kansas City.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perishable
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The giant ginkgo doesn’t change much, but everything around it does, and Enyedi seems determined to show us how fragile, and culturally contingent our idea of reality, really is.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Underwater drones could one day use similar appendages to squeeze into tight spaces, explore fragile ecosystems without damage, or carry out repairs in difficult-to-reach areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bella, now three and a half years old, was described by Overbye as calm, sensitive, quiet, smart, and playful.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Prevent this by grounding AI in your documents and adding human review for sensitive content.—
Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How To Harvest Dill Flowers Dill blossoms deliver strong dill flavor in a delicate, pretty package.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Liu’s work often merges corsetry, delicate smocking, and floral motifs with a romantic yet subversive edge.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, due to space constraints, not all instruments could fit inside the titanium vault, and the ones that couldn’t would be more susceptible to the inevitable degradation that would ensue from being exposed to this radiation-rich environment.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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This finding raises the possibility that mammoths, as close relatives of modern elephants, might have been susceptible to similar infections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval for COVID-19 vaccine doses for people over age 65, who are most vulnerable to severe infections.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Sep. 2025
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Recent studies have shown entry-level positions especially vulnerable to automation are being scaled back thanks to AI.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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