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also hiccoughs
as in discontinuities
a break in continuity
the business has grown steadily for 14 years, with only a few minor hiccups
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Recent Examples of hiccups
Having found emotional and financial security, John starts to flourish, although there are inevitable hiccups along the way, especially when a dust-up with a random guy in a nightclub leads to an assault charge.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
These are hallmarks of past Bengals hiccups.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
After a few hiccups, the crew finds their rhythm in the 2015 original, only to be joined by four new emotions in the 2024 sequel.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Each character’s overall arc is satisfying, with a few minor hiccups (but with immense credit to casting director Avy Kaufman), and the story is balanced in a way that should reward weekly viewing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
After organizing hiccups led some to believe a long-standing Old Louisville neighborhood tradition would take a hiatus, Jazz in Central Park is set to return.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
His value will lie more in his ability to blend in – to toggle smoothly between scoring and passing roles, depending on what looks defenses show him, and facilitate the flow of the Nuggets offense without being a ball stopper or causing the hiccups that arise from indecisiveness.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All that was clear Sunday night, despite the fourth-quarter hiccups.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
These are hallmarks of past Bengals hiccups.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
After a few hiccups, the crew finds their rhythm in the 2015 original, only to be joined by four new emotions in the 2024 sequel.
—Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Each character’s overall arc is satisfying, with a few minor hiccups (but with immense credit to casting director Avy Kaufman), and the story is balanced in a way that should reward weekly viewing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
After organizing hiccups led some to believe a long-standing Old Louisville neighborhood tradition would take a hiatus, Jazz in Central Park is set to return.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
His value will lie more in his ability to blend in – to toggle smoothly between scoring and passing roles, depending on what looks defenses show him, and facilitate the flow of the Nuggets offense without being a ball stopper or causing the hiccups that arise from indecisiveness.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All that was clear Sunday night, despite the fourth-quarter hiccups.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccups
Noun
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Where the VisEra device does fall short is in its response to light that comes in at an angle because of discontinuities in the metasurface.—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Customers who endure more than six sustained power interruptions longer than 5 minutes in one year are also eligible for the $42 outage credit.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Urban Outfitters brand is sensitive to consumer preferences and economic changes; elevated inventories or supply chain interruptions could prompt markdowns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, results from their Kickoff Classic preseason game, and next game.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Hiccups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccups. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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