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
Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Their chances of winning the lottery are in parentheses.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Loading your audio article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Softball Poll
(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, 12 May 2025
Emojis and photographs are given basic descriptions contained in parentheses.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
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Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Their chances of winning the lottery are in parentheses.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Loading your audio article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Softball Poll
(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, 12 May 2025
Emojis and photographs are given basic descriptions contained in parentheses.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthesis
Noun
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Repeat this treatment, if needed, at weekly intervals until the ants stop rebuilding. 4.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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There have been plenty of other attempts in that interval.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Seamless travel will look like fewer interruptions and shorter wait times while technology works quietly in the background.—
Omry Litvak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Career interruptions in a workforce often dismissive of aging women.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 May 2025
Noun
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After a Season 14 hiatus, the German model returned to the NBC show for Seasons 15 through 19.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Plans to build the tallest tower in sub-Saharan Africa in Ethiopia have been reignited after a yearlong hiatus.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Room to grow is great, but if the gap is too big, you might be frustrated to not get anywhere close to 240 frames per second (fps) at 4K.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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Filling the Liberation Day gap continues to be a resistance level for the market.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Live recordings, put on pause during the pandemic, haven’t yet restarted.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Parenthesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthesis. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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