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
Carney called the six-minute interlude a culmination of a decade of work the NBA has done to incorporate online stars, including numerous appearances throughout last weekend in San Francisco.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Between live musical performances on the court and various other interludes, the players were limited in their opportunities to put forth the effort that was asked of them.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
These interludes are brief but shine far more brightly than the book’s essays.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
After an interlude in southern Mexico, Carbon Nation returned to Belize.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Between live musical performances on the court and various other interludes, the players were limited in their opportunities to put forth the effort that was asked of them.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
These interludes are brief but shine far more brightly than the book’s essays.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
After an interlude in southern Mexico, Carbon Nation returned to Belize.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlude
Noun
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Heat in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until warm.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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Postecoglou replaced Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma at the interval for Son and Bergvall, and Spurs were considerably better in the second half.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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Piker talked, almost without interruption, for four more hours, holding forth about recent internet drama, a documentary about the history of NATO, and the UnitedHealthcare C.E.O.’s assassin, who had not yet been identified.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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The proposal also resets relations in the U.S.-Russia-Ukraine triangle, after a heated late February White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy and the temporary interruption of U.S. military aid to Kyiv seemed poised to thrust Washington deeper into the Kremlin’s orbit.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The model previously made her return to the runway after a two-year hiatus at Saint Laurent’s Spring 2025 show during Paris Fashion Week in September 2024.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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But that long hiatus will conclude this Saturday, March 15, when La Roux will play in Los Angeles for the start of a month-long residency.—
David Chiu,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since then, The Bachelorette has had 21 seasons and 23 leads (Seasons 16 and 19 had two Bachelorettes) until February 2025 when news broke that ABC had put the series on pause.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
17 Mar. 2025
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According to fans at the show, an announcer told the crowd that the unplanned pause was due to an electrical fire and said Journey would continue the show, ABC 13 Houston reported.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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However, a glaring gap has emerged and must be earnestly addressed: the need for fair, accurate and relevant representation of LGBTQ people.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Idaho residents brought forward a successful ballot measure to close that gap in 2018, and Medicaid expansion has been in place in Idaho since then, the Statesman previously reported.—
Sarah Cutler and,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Interlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlude. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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