as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a parenthesis of silence when the microphone momentarily lost power
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Recent Examples of parenthesis
Users in Mexico will continue to see Gulf of Mexico, while people in the rest of the world will see both names, with Gulf of Mexico appearing first, followed by Gulf of America in parentheses.
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Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The number in parentheses is what percentage of ballots the candidate was on last year.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune Boys Basketball Rankings
First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis:
Team; Record; Points; Last
1.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
The number in parentheses is what percentage of ballots the candidate was on last year.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune Boys Basketball Rankings
First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis:
Team; Record; Points; Last
1.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthesis
Noun
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The closure had prompted bigger queues — at one stage 100 people that had left the game during the interval were waiting and some gave up and got taxis home.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Not only was that the natural way to tell the story from his perspective as a narrator, aware of the tragic events, but that was also a way to grab the audience’s attention, hence his decision as well to insert reminders of the tragedy through the voice over at various intervals.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For Ukrainians, the immediate impact is clear: aid delays and program interruptions will only worsen their already fragile situation.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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When conducting a turnover, don't just set aside time for discussions, but help clear their schedule to complete the turnover without interruptions.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bliss's unexpected return at the Royal Rumble sparked considerable enthusiasm, backing up her popularity after a two-year hiatus despite earlier reports of contractual disputes with WWE.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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After a five-year hiatus, a beloved sandwich finally returned to Costco food courts this week.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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Supply chain bottlenecks and shortages of critical components—such as semiconductors and specialized machinery—have further driven up prices, highlighting the substantial gap between current book values and genuine replacement or reproduction costs.—
Mark Le Dain,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Liverpool midfielder then finds Alvarez in the gap between Nandez and Araujo.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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And with Russia’s Vladimir Putin failing to agree to a full pause in the fighting with Ukraine, signs point to a continuing war and uncertain American support for Ukraine.—
Ella Polak,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Under that agreement, the two sides were supposed to exploit the pause in fighting to negotiate the next stage of the deal, including a permanent cease-fire and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Parenthesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthesis. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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