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Recent Examples of transitional
Festive flannel shirts from Madewell and Prada are the ultimate transitional piece—stylish for now and once again for spring.
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Right now that area is a transitional space, called the Kinnickinnic River Plaza.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
The shade feels equally casual and elegant and is easily transitional for a home with a lighter, more neutral color palette overall.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2024
The bench allows for transitional seating without overwhelming the room.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
Right now that area is a transitional space, called the Kinnickinnic River Plaza.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
The shade feels equally casual and elegant and is easily transitional for a home with a lighter, more neutral color palette overall.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2024
The bench allows for transitional seating without overwhelming the room.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
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The intermediate state appeals court, in a decision released Friday, rejected four of the five issues Jones raised on appeal.Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
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Behind the music:How Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty came to record 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around' Wet macular degeneration symptoms AMD has few symptoms in the early and intermediate stages.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Beyond these transitory storms, Neptune’s cloud cover is also the subject of OPAL scrutiny, being connected to solar and possibly seasonal activity.Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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It's filled with a lot of sort of transitory places, but filled with depths of human emotion.Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
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This step can also serve as an intermediary one before becoming estranged.Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 Sep. 2024
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Washington should ramp up the enforcement of sanctions on Iranian oil exports, including by raising pressure on intermediary states.Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023
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As the election postmortems continue, people should remember that the struggle for equality is rarely politically expedient or popular — especially at the outset.Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
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Raisman, like Chiles, was also the last to go in her Olympic final, making the time-crunch to file an expedient appeal particularly intense and the result more dramatic.Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Beyond that, there’s the issue of how ephemeral TikTok can be.Adam Bumas, WIRED, 10 July 2024
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Gift wrapping is, perhaps, one of the world’s most ephemeral art forms.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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