Passing and Short

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Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

Usage example: his parents were willing to buy him a piano if he demonstrated that his interest in music was more than a passing fancy

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Short is a synonym for passing in brief topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Passing", when it comes to topics like superficial, momentary, fleeting.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

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Passing is a synonym for short in brief topic. Sometimes you can use "Passing" instead an adjective "Short".

In Cast Away, Chuck is saved by a passing container ship close to his position just short at dying at sea in a tiny raft.

Source: Bedouin Rescue Service
Black Like Me is an example of short term passing, and a rare example of a white man passing as a black man.

Source: Pass Fail
At the end of the movie, when her hair is short and brown instead of incredibly long and blond, Rapunzel bears a more-than-passing resemblance to Mandy Moore.

Source: Disney / Tangled

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