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 celebration was short-lived, however, when the smallest of the whales, a yearling biologists had named Bone and Inuit had named Kanik (or Snowflake) disappeared beneath the ice for good.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Footwear trends are typically short-lived, yet Timberland’s work boot has managed to defy the norm.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
While short-lived, the uprising had far-reaching consequences across England and mainland Europe.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
But that resurgence of the child-friendly clown was also short-lived.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-lived
Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Footwear trends are typically short-lived, yet Timberland’s work boot has managed to defy the norm.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
While short-lived, the uprising had far-reaching consequences across England and mainland Europe.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
But that resurgence of the child-friendly clown was also short-lived.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-lived
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The peace declaration included a commitment to withdraw heavy weapons from the border, de-mining efforts, and to de-escalate tensions that erupted into the brief but deadly border conflict.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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An earlier, brief ceasefire between Pakistan and the TTP, brokered by Kabul in 2022, collapsed later after the group accused Islamabad of violating it.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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What To Know The Senate passed a temporary funding bill to end the United States' longest-ever government shutdown.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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But no need to fret; the cool-down is temporary, according to the National Weather Service in Miami.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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And many supermarkets offer bags of flash-frozen cranberries year-round.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The hotel generates between $150,000 and $200,000 annually in transient occupancy tax (TOT) revenue that will be lost after the conversion.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Stargazers interested in creating a lasting view of the transient visitors to Earth's sky should check out our guide to observing and photographing comets, along with our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography in 2025.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Williams continued to play off-schedule in the passing game Sunday.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Even with returning quarterback Bryce Young underwhelming in the passing game, the Panthers were still able to match last year’s win total in just nine games, moving to 5-4 on the season with a second consecutive victory on the road.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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But the moment is fleeting, as the orchestra strikes back up, the sharp edge is dulled, the curtain falls, and audiences are left to ponder how a show so big could also say so little.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
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The artifact fuels Tara’s fleeting but intense fascination with ancient Rome.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The underwater clues that researchers are grasping for in this effort are invisible, almost ephemeral, but hold promise just the same.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Women were encouraged to take action against men who had allegedly harmed them — often upending their lives in the process — only to find that the financial and emotional relief in coming forward might be ephemeral at best, nonexistent at worst.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-lived. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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