short-lived

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˈlivd How to pronounce short-lived (audio)
Definition of short-livednext
as in brief
lasting only for a short time the skier's triumph turned out to be short-lived, as the next competitor bested her time

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Recent Examples of short-lived While Kirk made history with his win, his tenue was short-lived. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026 Thankfully, these moments of panic are now relatively short-lived. — Cellene Hoogenkamp, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 For many of these measures, industry analysts and stakeholders have said the reduction in energy prices is likely to be limited and possibly short-lived. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Oct. 2026 The celebratory mood at the Titans’ Nashville headquarters was likely short-lived, however, after the team made a surprising move involving one of its defensive linemen. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for short-lived
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-lived
  1. brief
  2. temporary
  3. flash
  4. transient
  5. passing
  6. fleeting
  7. ephemeral
Adjective
  • Despite a brief earnings dip, the stock shrugged off the biggest tech selloff since Covid last week, a bear market in semiconductors, and renewed anxiety around interest-rate hikes, to extend its 2026 rally to 30% and a new all-time high.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • These days, brief exchanges with Travis are as close as Marshall comes to interacting with other Followers.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of brief
Adjective
  • Printing a hinge or an HDRM takes approximately 15 minutes, followed by another 30 minutes to program its temporary shape.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The job that brought me here was temporary, at first, a lecturer position meant to last a year, two at most.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of temporary
Adjective
  • Heavy rain on Sunday in parts of southern Texas is prompting flash-flood threats that are expected to stretch into Monday and could produce rainfall totals of 7 to 9 inches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • San Antonio, Texas, was under a flash-flood warning through Thursday evening, and the city urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel.
    — Fabiola Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of flash
Adjective
  • The transient air pressure of a passing thunderstorm, or the excessive production of cow patties, spoiled the chips.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Back in February, Wyandotte County commissioners decided that the local government would direct a portion of its future sales, use and transient guest tax revenues to pay for the Chiefs development.
    — Sofi Zeman October 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of transient
Adjective
  • Tampa Bay will almost certainly need more from its passing game Sunday night in Chicago.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The frantic father stopped a passing cyclist and asked him to call 911.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of passing
Adjective
  • The fleeting time in Georgia between the sweltering summer heat and damp winter chill has finally arrived, featuring cool mornings, warm evenings and trees dappled with orange leaves.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Muons last a mere 2 microseconds, and other species are even more fleeting.
    — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of fleeting
Adjective
  • Autumn’s ephemeral generosity is a warning, not an unconditional gift.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Every microservice and Kubernetes workload must be right-sized upfront—CPU limits, memory requests, persistent and ephemeral storage, and GPU allocation.
    — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of ephemeral

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