as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a brief interlude in the performance while the stagehands shifted scenery
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Recent Examples of interlude
Daniel Roth, LinkedIn’s editor-in-chief, says the games are designed to be played a little bit each day, perhaps when the day begins or as a short interlude between projects.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Reading this dense yet miraculously seductive book becomes an experience like Hans Castorp’s interlude on the mountain.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
The vice president's unannounced stop in New York occurred with just days remaining before the presidential election, adding an unusual entertainment interlude to an otherwise intense campaign schedule.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Eventually, projection mapping graduated from brief interludes to full-scale storytelling.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Reading this dense yet miraculously seductive book becomes an experience like Hans Castorp’s interlude on the mountain.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
The vice president's unannounced stop in New York occurred with just days remaining before the presidential election, adding an unusual entertainment interlude to an otherwise intense campaign schedule.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Eventually, projection mapping graduated from brief interludes to full-scale storytelling.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for interlude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlude
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Four more are out of appeals, and the state appears ready to put them to death in five-week intervals through the spring.Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Four more are out of appeals and the state appears ready to put them to death in five-week intervals through the spring.JEFFREY COLLINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Demonstrators unfurled banners and shouted slogans, but Harris turned the interruptions into an opportunity to reinforce her commitment to democracy.Nik Popli/Charlotte, N.C., TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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The company has also filed motions with the Bankruptcy Court to continue its customer programs without interruption.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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For instance, in May, China held a trilateral summit with South Korea and Japan after a five-year hiatus.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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After a hiatus that lasted 40 years, ABBA returned with new music in 2021.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The latest: In response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests orchestrated by Coinbase related to the pause letters, the FDIC responded with the descriptions of 23 different communications entered into evidence last week in a case over the records.Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ahmed said that as long as the platforms’ approach to false and misleading content remain the same, a temporary pause on political ads during election week is likely to have little impact.Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The unconformity, or ‘time gap,’ demonstrates that years of history are missing.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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But that still leaves a $450,000 gap to meet the deadline.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Interlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlude. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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