as in curiosa
things that are important or useful for only a short time; items that were not meant to have lasting value
—usually plural
He has a large collection of old menus and other ephemera.
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Recent Examples of ephemera
In addition to displaying her oeuvre, the museum has rounded up her various cultural and stylistic influences from Black Power Movement ephemera to pre-Hispanic sculptural references, pinpointing how Catlett’s intersectional politics were syncretic with her formal techniques.
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Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
This monograph teems with over 300 studies of vintage ephemera and is prefaced with a foreword by Spike Lee.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
Watershed political moments aside, this season premiere felt in part like a clearinghouse for brat-summer ephemera.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Design Happenings Elsie de Wolfe ephemera soars past estimates at a Bonhams Los Angeles auction
Photography Courtesy of Bonhams
Leonard Stanley, maximalist designer to the stars, passed away in 2023.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
This monograph teems with over 300 studies of vintage ephemera and is prefaced with a foreword by Spike Lee.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
Watershed political moments aside, this season premiere felt in part like a clearinghouse for brat-summer ephemera.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Design Happenings Elsie de Wolfe ephemera soars past estimates at a Bonhams Los Angeles auction
Photography Courtesy of Bonhams
Leonard Stanley, maximalist designer to the stars, passed away in 2023.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ephemera
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Plants like trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm, and hummingbird sage provide much more nectar than hybrids and exotics.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Mar. 2024
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Alex Hirschi leapfrogged auto-journalism conventions by building a vast social media audience of 120 million followers by showcasing some of the most innovative exotics in existence.Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2024
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An integrated group — that must have been a rarity.Mike Sacks, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Finding top-quality All-Clad cookware on sale is a rarity, so take advantage of this chance to upgrade everything in one fell swoop.Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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Black Emperor—and Freedom, the record that crystallized McMahon’s songwriting and elevated Amen Dunes beyond its origins as a reliquary of underground curios.Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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Along one wall, a deep-brown curio cabinet full of tchotchkes and crystal is the resting place for Wells’ trove of speculative fiction awards.Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Ephemera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ephemera. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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