as in transience
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
the ancient Roman ruins are a telling reminder of the impermanence of even the grandest man-made constructions
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Recent Examples of impermanence
But the reality of their true impermanence has left us with even more ghosts to grieve in the wake of Liam’s death.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
The bespoke surroundings were special, but so was a sense of impermanence — the same group of musicians, cast, and crew will never be gathered after doing that specific shooting on that specific day ever again — that worked its way into the music, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
The urgency and impermanence of this moment in Georgia was palpable in conversations with providers.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
There is a meditative rhythm to my generative AI videos that suggests time and the impermanence of a landscape.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
The bespoke surroundings were special, but so was a sense of impermanence — the same group of musicians, cast, and crew will never be gathered after doing that specific shooting on that specific day ever again — that worked its way into the music, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2024
The urgency and impermanence of this moment in Georgia was palpable in conversations with providers.
—Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
There is a meditative rhythm to my generative AI videos that suggests time and the impermanence of a landscape.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for impermanence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impermanence
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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
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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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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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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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Share [Findings] Researchers proposed replacing the paradigm of extinction with that of evanescence.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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How to make meaning of one’s life, of life itself and the evanescence of memories, in the midst of pain and suffering?Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Impermanence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impermanence. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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