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as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
built an impermanent structure to serve for the archaeologists' living quarters during the dig
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as in flash
lasting only for a short time
a summer romance that was an impermanent fancy, quickly forgotten
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Recent Examples of impermanent
And executive orders are famously impermanent.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Pushed to the margins, people of African descent maintained burial traditions and used impermanent or specific grave markers such as shells, bottles, clocks or ceramics – items that were culturally meaningful but often invisible or unimportant to white observers.
—Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
Absent from BringFido’s list are the three ballparks with the smallest capacities (excluding impermanent sites such as Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, currently home to the Athletics): Cleveland’s Progressive Field (34,830), Miami’s LoanDepot Park (36,742) and Fenway Park (37,775).
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
These impermanent fixtures are also a good way to test the waters and see if a more comprehensive renovation is something a homeowner desires for the future.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Pushed to the margins, people of African descent maintained burial traditions and used impermanent or specific grave markers such as shells, bottles, clocks or ceramics – items that were culturally meaningful but often invisible or unimportant to white observers.
—Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2025
Absent from BringFido’s list are the three ballparks with the smallest capacities (excluding impermanent sites such as Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, currently home to the Athletics): Cleveland’s Progressive Field (34,830), Miami’s LoanDepot Park (36,742) and Fenway Park (37,775).
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
These impermanent fixtures are also a good way to test the waters and see if a more comprehensive renovation is something a homeowner desires for the future.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanent
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These back-and-forth jabs appear to put ever greater distance between the parties, nearly four weeks after the US and Iran first reached their temporary ceasefire.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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DeCiccio expects the public course, known as WP9 and running prominently through the tony city, to be completely closed until May 18, when temporary greens will allow limited play.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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The heaviest rain has shifted eastward, with the island of Molokai under a flash-flood warning on Sunday.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City will go from springlike warmth to winter fast as a powerful storm sweeps through Sunday, bringing damaging winds, a rapid temperature plunge with flash-freeze risk, and a quick burst of snow that could cut visibility, according to the National Weather Service.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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The chancellor released interim guidance last month, with a full policy due in June.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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That delay gave the regents board an excuse last November to extend Maduko’s contract as interim chancellor until June 30, 2027.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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The Knicks even used their defense to grab a brief lead late in the half, forcing 10 Philadelphia turnovers before the break.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Nearly 25 years after the attacks, the royal couple laid a bouquet of white flowers at the edge of the south reflecting pool, honoring the lives lost — including 67 British victims — during a brief ceremony on a chilly but sunny afternoon in lower Manhattan.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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City officials are pitching the measure, officially known as the transient occupancy tax, as a way to raise money for critical public services without asking residents to pay more.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The city’s transient occupancy tax, also known as a bed or hotel tax, is 14% of the room rate.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The stagflationary tilt in subsequent episodes was more modest and transitory.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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For decades, visitors have been spray-painting the 10 vintage Cadillacs at the site and mulling the transitory nature of time as Bruce Springsteen did in his 1980 song of the same name.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This moment may be ephemeral, but Roku Gin has bottled the joy of spring’s fleeting abundance in its new Minori Select edition.—
Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
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In an era of high-speed ephemeral images and social media, some may see high school yearbooks as outdated.—
Michael A Messner,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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Jack Plummer had his best passing game of the season and the Orlando Storm had every opportunity to take control of their game against the Birmingham Stallions at Inter&Co Stadium on Sunday night.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Taking advantage of these matchups with the passing game will be critical to the team’s success in 2026.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Impermanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanent. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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