as in flash
lasting only for a short time
beauty that is as evanescent as a rainbow
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Recent Examples of evanescent
The finished product is bright and evanescent, sweet but not too sweet, celebratory, fun, and delicious.
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Sketches and blackouts are often evanescent, like an idea sketched on a cocktail napkin; some last only a few seconds yet might have been fiendishly complicated to prepare and execute.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
On the plus side are our memories, which elevate the evanescent pleasure of the meal to the longer-term reward of enjoyment.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
More often, though, the new songs are evanescent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Sketches and blackouts are often evanescent, like an idea sketched on a cocktail napkin; some last only a few seconds yet might have been fiendishly complicated to prepare and execute.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
On the plus side are our memories, which elevate the evanescent pleasure of the meal to the longer-term reward of enjoyment.
—Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
More often, though, the new songs are evanescent.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evanescent
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What To Know A map shared by the NWS on Facebook showed a broad corridor of flash-flood risk spanning the Western states and Southern Plains.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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The emerging miners, exposed directly to the flash during its first split second, were covered in flash-absorbing black.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In a brief video snippet accompanying the post, Cyrus is seen in close-up staring directly into the camera while wearing what looks like surgical gauze around her chin and head as more white material is blown by a breeze around her face.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Broader market reactions have been muted, barring brief spikes in oil prices when Israel entered direct confrontations with Hamas’ crude-rich patron Iran and with other of Tehran’s proxies, such as Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In healthy people, a transient increase in the morning blood pressure is normal and generally of no concern.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
13 Sep. 2025
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That promise now feels increasingly tenuous; few of the permanent employees have been hired yet, the complex is still under construction, and most of the workforce are transient staff on temporary visas or contracts – like the ones swept up by ICE.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The big Etienne run followed a few rough moments in the passing game for the safeties and linebackers.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The regression in the Dolphins’ vertical passing game, a problem for most of last season, continued in the opener.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All perfumes pull a disappearing act at some point during the day, but Coty has figured out a way to make their fragrances less fleeting.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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For this reason, Mackinac Island is the perfect backdrop for leaf peeping, which is all about taking a quiet moment to enjoy something fleeting.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For two days, climbers and onlookers gathered around a 45-foot wall—an ephemeral monument suspended above water—where the edges between sport, spectacle, and cultural communion blurred.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Stage acting is the most ephemeral of the classical performing arts.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of the behavior of the economy in the 2nd quarter was anticipatory, and transitory.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Since Rahm Emanuel left office after two terms as Chicago mayor, this city has grown the size of its government even as its leaders knew federal aid was transitory and the exorbitant bill to shore up Chicago’s underfunded pensions only would grow for the foreseeable future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Evanescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanescent. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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