as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
the transience of spring in northern climates means residents get to enjoy temperate weather only briefly before the heat and humidity of summer set in
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Recent Examples of transience
The transience of childhood gives way to a permanence that defines adulthood.
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Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
But like him, Edwards said, every resident in the city affected by the wildfires is also learning a valuable lesson about the transience of possessions.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
But that depth is harder to maintain in the NIL/portal era of player transience.
—Matt Baker, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Although there will always be opposition to change, college sports have entered a new era defined by transience, athlete empowerment, and business acumen rather than the traditional amateur ideal.
—Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
But like him, Edwards said, every resident in the city affected by the wildfires is also learning a valuable lesson about the transience of possessions.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
But that depth is harder to maintain in the NIL/portal era of player transience.
—Matt Baker, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Although there will always be opposition to change, college sports have entered a new era defined by transience, athlete empowerment, and business acumen rather than the traditional amateur ideal.
—Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transience
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Inspired by Bengali wedding tents and incorporating four sculptural capsules, this pavilion looks at themes of impermanence, light, and connection.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Yet, Fujimoto also notes that impermanence has always been a feature of Japanese architecture.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
27 July 2022
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The council will hold a workshop outlining strategies and efforts to remedy homelessness and transiency in the city.—
Laura Groch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2021
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The statistic is notoriously volatile, and averaging such a short period only exacerbates its ephemerality.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Flowers are often emblems of ephemerality and mortality, as in the vanitas paintings so common in 17th-century Europe, where elaborate bouquets were often paired with skulls, fruit, and other reminders that blooming and decaying, life and death, are inseparable.—
Rebecca Solnit
October 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Oct. 2021
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To explain why a gag is funny is to crush its soufflé evanescence.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Stranger with its exploration of another facet of exile and belonging, this time set on a flood-prone German island that exists in a perpetual struggle between evanescence and permanence.—
Jay D. Weissberg,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Transience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transience. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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