as in interval
a break in continuity
an awkward intermission between speeches
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Recent Examples of intermission
The All-Star intermission is over, and the house lights are flickering.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The All-Star intermission sets up a third-act sprint to the finish.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
During a recent performance, the show, meant to run almost two hours without intermission, was stopped twice for about five minutes so that ushers could attend to flustered theatergoers.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The sprawling narrative spans three decades of post-war America, features a 15-minute intermission and excoriates the sinewy connections between creativity, exploitation and alienation.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The All-Star intermission sets up a third-act sprint to the finish.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
During a recent performance, the show, meant to run almost two hours without intermission, was stopped twice for about five minutes so that ushers could attend to flustered theatergoers.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The sprawling narrative spans three decades of post-war America, features a 15-minute intermission and excoriates the sinewy connections between creativity, exploitation and alienation.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermission
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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Working out in short intervals and warming up properly can help prevent an asthma attack or worsening of symptoms. Taking any prescribed asthma medications, such as an inhaler, before exercise can also help prevent or reduce asthma symptoms during exercise.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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After a recent four-year hiatus (2020-2023) to pursue Formula One racing at Le Mans, he’s returned to acting with a vengeance.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
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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Paired with freshly baked bread and local cheeses, this sensory journey provides a delicious interlude before returning to the wheel.—
Shelby Knick,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Negotiations for the second phase, which were supposed to begin during the six-week interlude, have yet to begin in earnest.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Intermission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermission. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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