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
The high-profile prosecutions of Comey and James were short-lived, as they were quickly thrown out by a judge who ruled that the prosecutor who brought the cases was illegally appointed.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Its influence seems short-lived.
—Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Some were short-lived, like Johannesburg’s (1995–97), but most are still active today.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
While the show was relatively short-lived, the cast formed a serious bond and remained close.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Its influence seems short-lived.
—Mailee Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Some were short-lived, like Johannesburg’s (1995–97), but most are still active today.
—Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
While the show was relatively short-lived, the cast formed a serious bond and remained close.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for short-lived
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-lived
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Such local sites focus on a small group of people who happened to live in a certain place at a certain time—and who, for that fleeting moment, came to stand in for the dilemmas of the nation at large.—
Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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Now, a new study finally exposes what’s going on inside that fleeting moment, offering a rare glimpse of quantum theory colliding with reality—and a path toward making quantum technologies actually work outside the lab.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-lived. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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