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short-lived(adjective, time, continue, short, limited)
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transitory(adjective, time, continue, coarse, limited)
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fleeting(adjective, time, continue, limited)
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ephemeral(adjective, time, continue, limited, impulsive)
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momentary(adjective, time, continue, limited)
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temporary(adjective, time, moving, continue, casual)
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passing(adjective, time, continue, limited)
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fugitive(noun, adjective, person, time, continue)
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evanescent(adjective, time, continue, limited)
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fugacious(adjective, time, continue, short, limited)
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impermanent(adjective, moving, casual, limited)
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short(adjective, time, present, limited)
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volatile(adjective, short, limited, changeable)
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changeable(adjective, anxious, limited, unsettled, agitated)
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cursory(adjective, time, transitory, short-lived)
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fading(adjective, transitory, short-lived)
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flitting(adjective, temporary, transitory, short-lived)
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unstable(adjective, anxious, limited, unsettled, agitated)
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meteoric(adjective, immediate, instant, sudden)
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perishable(adjective, present, short, limited)
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