as in temporary
lasting only for a short time
had transient thoughts of quitting her job and going back to school
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Recent Examples of transient
Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Another program in Miami-Dade that may be impacted is the Migrant Education Program, which identifies students who may be transient due to their parents’ jobs in the agriculture industry.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Typhoid, transient, pregnant, poignant, glowing, galloping, parasite.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
This uncertainty is more than a transient meme storm.
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Previous reports suspected the Persian leopards may be settling into Kazakhstan with both extant, or full-time, and vagrant, or transient, populations, according to the IUCN Red List.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for transient
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Even a temporary shift in financial responsibility can provide valuable insights and lead to a greater understanding of how money impacts shared goals.—
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The adhesion is very strong, which might be a benefit for a wall where strong, long-term adhesion is desired, but for renters looking for a temporary fix, this might not be the best due to its difficulty in removing and damage of the paint on the wall.—
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In both the series and the books, Jack Reacher is a drifter who moves from town to town, so Ritchson's hero is the show's most consistent presence.—
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In Kelly Reichardt’s quietly shattering drama, Michelle Williams plays a drifter stranded in Oregon who’s separated from her beloved dog, Lucy, after she’s arrested for shoplifting food.—
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Don’t let the lack of flash fool you — this guy is the real deal.—
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The German figures come a day before the scheduled release of flash inflation data for the euro area, which will be closely watched by investors for guidance on the odds of another interest rate cut from the European Central Bank.—
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The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.—
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While the policy is intended to protect homeless individuals from discrimination, some say its unintended consequences will only perpetuate the crisis and safeguard vagrants from prosecution.—
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Within Asia, Thailand and Malaysia attract far more tourists than India.—
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Meanwhile, memories of the beginning of their relationship and the introduction of beautiful tourist Elena (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) snaps Lola out of her haze.—
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Notably, economic activity may see a brief improvement as companies and consumers move in advance of the tariffs.—
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The last two pictures, Trump and Harris, are displayed without biographies, though each has a brief one on the gallery’s website, theyalsoran.com.—
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Sons of Town Hall Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook The Sons of Town are George Ulysses Brown (Ben Parker, who’s British) and Josiah Chester Jones (David Berkeley, who’s American), 19th century vagabond troubadours.—
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The Netflix thriller follows con man Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy.—
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More than 75% of all U.S. leisure travelers participate in cultural or heritage activities such as visiting museums.—
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In Rome, there’s plenty of diversity to satiate every sort of traveler.—
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“Transient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transient. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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