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
Joshua Holst’s victory lap was short-lived, but for good reason.
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Thanks to the brilliant preview, the peace seems tentative and short-lived and that seems to be Jody’s fault.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 June 2025
China’s electric vehicle juggernaut appeared to be easing in Europe but last month new data showed the lull was short-lived.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The break from the hot and humid weather might be short-lived as a ridge, or area of high pressure, is expected to approach the area by the middle of next week.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
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Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Thanks to the brilliant preview, the peace seems tentative and short-lived and that seems to be Jody’s fault.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 June 2025
China’s electric vehicle juggernaut appeared to be easing in Europe but last month new data showed the lull was short-lived.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The break from the hot and humid weather might be short-lived as a ridge, or area of high pressure, is expected to approach the area by the middle of next week.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for short-lived
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-lived
Adjective
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For a brief moment, everything seemed to be going according to plan.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
29 June 2025
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Sadly, the wheels (or should that be legs?) all come off in that final act, as the film limps towards its conclusion via a brief stay in Harlan Ogilvy (Robbins)' basement.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Even with the temporary pause, abrupt policy changes have left some business owners tapping into personal savings, postponing expansions and in some cases, closing altogether.—
Ana Valdez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The broad risk on sentiment is leaning on modest and temporary weak growth in 2H25, on the back of payback frontloading and tariffs.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2024
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Compared to an initial version of the budgets presented to City Council members in May, the ones that were adopted include an additional $194,000 and $160,000 in transient occupancy tax revenue for 2026 and 2027, respectively.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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What explosive and transient events occur in the universe?—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Yet, over the passing weeks, no one surfaced looking for the small pup.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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According to Ben Taylor’s Passer Rating metric, this past season was the best passing year of Robinson’s career – grading as a respectable 5.3 out of 10 (53rd percentile).—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Other main themes that guests can find in Guidi’s work are the relationship between space and light, between the solidity of architecture and the fleeting nature of the instant, between urban space and individual perception, between material traces and memory.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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To choose security over a passion that may be fleeting? Much of the humor in the film flows from Lucy’s cynicism about life and love.—
Scott Phillips,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Rogen lands a few funny lines, but the jokes mostly serve to distract from the point of the story: that freedom is ephemeral and easily corrupted, while humans are inherently piggish (as opposed to the other way around), seizing the first opportunity to take more than their share.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Episodes of natural selection are sometimes ephemeral, and evidence of them vanishes from our genomes when the selective pressures subside or when populations mix.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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“Short-lived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-lived. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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