1
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground
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2
as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders
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3
as in interruption
a break in continuity
a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared
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Recent Examples of hiatus
The remaining members of Zulu announced the band was going on hiatus and offered a lengthy response to the allegations.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Hurley plunges the depths of his decision to take a hiatus from the game after a Seton Hall game at Madison Square Garden.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
Hurley plunges the depths of his decision to take a hiatus from the game after a Seton Hall game at Madison Square Garden.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiatus
Noun
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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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The club will use Freeman and fellow utilityman Kyle Farmer to fill the void.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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This void has to be filled because there's so much anger, anger not just in red districts, but also in blue districts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 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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Bolster burn barrel safety: If burning is permitted in your area, ensure that all burn barrels have a weighted metal cover, complete with holes no larger than 3/4 of an inch.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025
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These signs include roots circling the bottom of your containers, roots coming out of the drainage hole, or stunted growth and wilting leaves.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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“Hiatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiatus. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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