as in fragile
likely to spoil or decay quickly; not likely to stay fresh for a long time if not eaten or used
Don't buy large amounts of perishable foods like produce before you leave for vacation.
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Recent Examples of perishable
There's no immediate timeline, but time is of the essence as the members rely heavily on perishable throws of cabbage, carrots, onions and more.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
While hard cheeses store well, soft cheeses are more perishable.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
One Arizona distributor, handling 5 million boxes of Mexican produce annually, stated that without the tariff adjustments, perishable items like tomatoes and vegetables could be left unsold in fields or stuck in warehouses.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Though youth, energy and beauty may be perishable — and rejection is a constant — be strong, stay soft and never give up.
—Pamela Anderson, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
While hard cheeses store well, soft cheeses are more perishable.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
One Arizona distributor, handling 5 million boxes of Mexican produce annually, stated that without the tariff adjustments, perishable items like tomatoes and vegetables could be left unsold in fields or stuck in warehouses.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Though youth, energy and beauty may be perishable — and rejection is a constant — be strong, stay soft and never give up.
—Pamela Anderson, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perishable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perishable
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Newborn caterpillars are too fragile to endure the sort of violent conflicts observed in other territorial animals, from ants to elephants, which can be deadly.—
Becky Ferreira,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Israel resumed its ground operation in Gaza on March 19 after negotiations to extend a fragile ceasefire involving an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners failed.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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In late March, four Taiwanese soldiers, three of whom were part of a unit that provides security for Taiwan’s Presidential Office, were jailed for up to seven years after being convicted of selling pictures of sensitive information to China.—
Eryk Michael Smith,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cooling, calming, and tailor-made for sensitive skin, this mask drapes delicately across your face to deliver a serious hit of cica (Centella asiatica) and allantoin—soothing redness and dryness in minutes.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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The graceful curvature of the leather seatbacks and straps encasing the sofas were a marvel, somehow both sturdy and delicate.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Loose clusters of delicate, sweetly-scented flowers appear in April and May.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, the number of satellite launches has increased, resulting in thousands of satellites in low-Earth orbit that are susceptible to cyberattacks.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Tomato, pepper, eggplant and tomatillo are all susceptible to the same suite of soil pathogens.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Saving currently endangered species A number of experts say that bringing back extinct animals will not solve any conservation problems and that efforts would be better spent trying to find ways to save current critically endangered or vulnerable species.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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There are several factors behind what makes a region particularly sneezy and vulnerable to certain allergens.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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