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transient adj.
transient/transitory adj.

ADJECTIVE

transient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ephemeral fleeting short-term transitory

STRONG

brief flash fly-by-night flying fugitive passing short temporal volatile

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating evanescent flitting fugacious impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving provisional short-lived transmigratory unstable vacating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enduring lasting lengthy long long-lived permanent perpetual

ADJECTIVE

transient/transitory

Synonyms

WEAK

changeable deciduous emigrating ephemeral evanescent flash fleeting flitting fly-by-night flying fugacious fugitive impermanent insubstantial migrating momentary moving passing provisional short short-lived short-term temporal transmigratory unstable vacating volatile

Antonyms

WEAK

enduring incessant lasting long-lasting neverending permanent persistent undying

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going by

The video from the creator going by D1 Instigator now has more than a million views and over 220,000 likes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Unable to get her to go places that I would enjoy as much as her, I started going by myself.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

After its initial success, Allbirds tried to keep the momentum going by introducing new products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

“One Battle After Another” moves with breakneck speed, its 162 minutes going by in a flash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

“No, sir,” returned Wemmick; “it was going by post, when you brought Mr. Pip into the office. Here it is.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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