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
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.
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Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Taken together, the series might seem the ultimate Impressionist statement on transience (even an eight-hundred-year-old slab blushes with the hours).
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Spirit's ephemerality is so visible that even Saturday Night Live poked fun at its transience in a recent sketch.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
The trick is that transience itself takes on a thick, solid thinginess, each canvas barnacled over with paint.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Taken together, the series might seem the ultimate Impressionist statement on transience (even an eight-hundred-year-old slab blushes with the hours).
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Spirit's ephemerality is so visible that even Saturday Night Live poked fun at its transience in a recent sketch.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
The trick is that transience itself takes on a thick, solid thinginess, each canvas barnacled over with paint.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transience
Noun
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But as a Zen teacher, Miller has spent decades contemplating the impermanence of life.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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It was established in the wake of World War II to preserve Japanese traditions, revitalize the local economy and strengthen cultural ties between Japan and the U.S. Rooted in the tradition of hanami — viewing flowers in bloom—the event offers a reminder of life’s impermanence.—
Brittany Delay,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 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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Perhaps the most beautiful thing about these sweets are their ephemerality.—
Caroline Newton,
Bon Appétit,
12 Dec. 2024
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But his understanding of the ephemerality of youth lends emotional impact to what might otherwise have been just killer party music.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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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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Share [Findings] Researchers proposed replacing the paradigm of extinction with that of evanescence.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Transience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transience. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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