as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
because of the transiency of their residency, college students often display little interest in the welfare of the towns where they go to school
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Recent Examples of transiency
Locke also had a high transiency rate before Green Dot was in charge.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
That is everybody in college basketball in an era of transaction and transiency that has been compared to unlimited free agency without a salary cap.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
That’s nothing in the age of digital transiency.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.
—Dallas News, 27 July 2022
Logistical complications to vaccinating in prisons could include the transiency of inmates, who cycle through jails and prisons for highly variable timeframes -- an extra big problem with a two-dose immunization.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2020
The town suffered from high rates of transiency and wild economic swings, which contributed to one of the country’s highest suicide rates.
—Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 30 May 2018
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
That is everybody in college basketball in an era of transaction and transiency that has been compared to unlimited free agency without a salary cap.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
That’s nothing in the age of digital transiency.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.
—Dallas News, 27 July 2022
Logistical complications to vaccinating in prisons could include the transiency of inmates, who cycle through jails and prisons for highly variable timeframes -- an extra big problem with a two-dose immunization.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2020
The town suffered from high rates of transiency and wild economic swings, which contributed to one of the country’s highest suicide rates.
—Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 30 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transiency
Noun
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How much of his life, his desperate desire for success, greatness, had been prompted by his shortness?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The team’s mean average height is 6-foot-4 due to the notable shortness of main rotation guards Tre Jones (6-foot-1) and Rob Dillingham (6-foot-2) and two-way guards Yuki Kawamura (5-foot-7) and Mac McClung (6-foot-2).—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their eyes evoke deep contemplation of the transience of life.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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An objective, multi faceted gaze into past tragedies and today’s transiences.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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My awareness of impermanence had crashed over my life with the suddenness of an unexpected wave.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The irresistible ephemerality of a series of single-bite courses, each one in front of you for just a moment, never to be enjoyed by anyone else ever again.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 June 2026
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This dynamic character of hypertext generates a more or less permanent state of ephemerality, which cannot be encountered in any traditional text.—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The filmmaker rarely lingers, making brief moments of grace — like Gabrielle peeking in at her mom and stepdad taking a nap — all the more resonant for their evanescence.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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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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“Transiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transiency. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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