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Recent Examples of comma
After her name, there is frequently only a comma and the description: the fiancé of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.
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Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
People who know me can understand my position on things based on punctuation marks, my commas.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
The rise and fall from comma to comma, the full stop in a period: In the face of uncertainty, of not knowing when the pain will end, Small Rain’s sentences transform the clinical narration of a hospital stay into the soothing murmur of a prayer, or the steady sound of rain.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
My new thing is teaching people about something called the Cambridge comma.
—Riane Konc, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
People who know me can understand my position on things based on punctuation marks, my commas.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
The rise and fall from comma to comma, the full stop in a period: In the face of uncertainty, of not knowing when the pain will end, Small Rain’s sentences transform the clinical narration of a hospital stay into the soothing murmur of a prayer, or the steady sound of rain.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
My new thing is teaching people about something called the Cambridge comma.
—Riane Konc, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
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Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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Hartford Courant Top 10 State Football Coaches’ Poll First place points in parentheses, record through Saturday, points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis, last week’s ranking and CIAC classification: 1.Ned Griffen, Hartford Courant, 2 Dec. 2024
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That gives him a week and a half to sign before his posting window expires.Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Plus, nothing beats the Mediterranean sea right out the window.Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
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This time of year offers a natural pause to evaluate the past and consider the future.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Drone activity over the weekend forced a pause on air traffic in at least two states.Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
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With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause.Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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This phone recharges with blazing speed, has zero lag on any of my uses (mostly Slack and email), and feels great in the hand.WIRED, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Plus, the camera’s reaction time was fast and precise to our movements, with no lags or glitches.DeVonne Goode, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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These days, there is little to no time lag between making environmental commitments, doing the work to deliver on them and reporting on your progress.Jody L. Bickel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Estimation of the time lags from historical data is confounded by structural changes in the economy.Bill Conerly, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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These songs mess with interspace.Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2021
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After the long Colby interlude, the episode returns to Kayce, who packs a bag for a night and sets out to confront Grant Horton.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
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The movie pauses for too many talking-heads interludes with nostalgic celebrity fans, interrupting the fun of the Maysles footage.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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