perishable

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Recent Examples of perishable Left behind are parts of a reactor and big plastic containers of liquid meth, along with piles of perishable food, water and even a pair of jeans — signs that they’d been camped up in this area for several days. Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 These features are essential for managing perishable goods and ensuring safety standards are met. Shiv Kaushik, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 Refrigerating perishable food and leftovers within two hours. Jenna Anderson, Health, 23 Apr. 2025 The knowledge that executive energy is a perishable quality understandably breeds impatience with the courts. Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perishable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perishable
Adjective
  • By the time Trump met Kim for a second summit in Hanoi, Trump’s attention had drifted from North Korea, and both men’s greed for a quick deal derailed their fragile progress.
    John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
  • That’s where trust can become fragile if leaders start to chase proxies instead of performance.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Moreover, data tokenization or de-identification allows sensitive information (like PII or health records) to be replaced with non-sensitive surrogates, reducing risk without compromising analytics.
    Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Tian also allegedly sent additional sensitive data on U.S. weapons systems.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • The name angel pie gives a few of this dessert's secrets away: The crust is a super delicate meringue that's crisp on the outside but marshmallowy on the inside.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • While Ramsey was learning the delicate art of building firebreaks, a large fire broke out just outside the town.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Insulated pots can also provide a bit of extra protection for root systems that can be susceptible to extreme temperature swings, Vater says.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
  • Most aren’t susceptible to personal appeals with no payback.
    Stephen Collinson, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • If a redraw goes forward, the most vulnerable House incumbents would be Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) in the southwestern 3rd Congressional District and Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) in the southeastern 1st Congressional District.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
  • In cities, armored units are often funneled into narrow streets and become vulnerable to attacks from above.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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