as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time
the temporariness of the job is probably the reason why so few people are applying for it
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Noun
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Luzzatto said the relative shortness of that term is scaring away capital.—
Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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February was deemed an appropriate time for a special observance of Black history not because of the shortness of the month, but instead to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.—
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This transience helps The Darling stay fresh, allowing guests to engage with works at the cutting-edge of the Danish art scene.—
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The bond between [the lead characters] is a prism through which to experience both the transience and the permanence of what matters most to us in life.—
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Perhaps the fire had been a sign, the universe trying to teach me about the impermanence of objects and the futility of collecting.—
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The ritual of impermanence The manner of preparing powdered green tea depends on the techniques and practices of the various schools.—
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But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.—
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The council will hold a workshop outlining strategies and efforts to remedy homelessness and transiency in the city.—
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There’s a certain catch-as-catch-can ephemerality to this work, which tends to appear for quick two- or three-day engagements, sometimes in familiar places—Lincoln Center’s dizzying Festival of Firsts (in the David Rubenstein Atrium, through Oct. 23), for instance—and sometimes farther afield.—
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Also in Japan there is a strong connection and respect towards nature, people in Japan appreciate the ephemerality of it.—
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To explain why a gag is funny is to crush its soufflé evanescence.—
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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.—
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“Temporariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temporariness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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