as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
the evanescence of a rainbow detracts not a whit from its beauty
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With the evanescence of a lantern, the Serpentine suspension lamp seamlessly balances form and function, the black lines outlining the spokes and profiles of its diffuser cones designed to emphasize the dynamism of its forms.
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Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
As a woman fond of sudden disappearance, Converse seemed to insist on her own evanescence, on her right to stay lost.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
People strolled about, glancing up at the delicate ceiling above their heads and out to the far shore of the basin, where still more of the trees created a distant cloud of frail evanescence.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Every other Wayne spotting ends in evanescence.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
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Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
As a woman fond of sudden disappearance, Converse seemed to insist on her own evanescence, on her right to stay lost.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
People strolled about, glancing up at the delicate ceiling above their heads and out to the far shore of the basin, where still more of the trees created a distant cloud of frail evanescence.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Every other Wayne spotting ends in evanescence.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
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“Evanescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanescence. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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