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also hiccough
as in discontinuity
a break in continuity
the business has grown steadily for 14 years, with only a few minor hiccups
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Recent Examples of hiccup
On March 15, your celestial ruler, Mercury, will join Venus on its retrograde journey through Aries, bringing a series of hiccups and misunderstandings in your relationships.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
There were a few hiccups along the way, notably with injuries, but Los Angeles brought home the World Series title at the end of the season.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
When a different tech trips over the plug mid-process, that hiccup in the process may explain why Mickey 17 comes out slightly less self-loathing than the others.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Instead of worrying about provisioning resources or troubleshooting the latest server hiccup, you’re freed up to work on the things that really move the needle.
—Kirimgeray Kirimli, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
There were a few hiccups along the way, notably with injuries, but Los Angeles brought home the World Series title at the end of the season.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
When a different tech trips over the plug mid-process, that hiccup in the process may explain why Mickey 17 comes out slightly less self-loathing than the others.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Instead of worrying about provisioning resources or troubleshooting the latest server hiccup, you’re freed up to work on the things that really move the needle.
—Kirimgeray Kirimli, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccup
Noun
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While her book is at times fragmentary and episodic, marked by abrupt discontinuities, the cumulative effect is powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict.—
Rebecca Donner,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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This border or discontinuity is an average of 3–6 miles beneath the ocean floor and 10–60 miles beneath the continents.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Nov. 2024
Noun
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But the middle of Slanted lags compared to the steady energy of the beginning and the propulsive, more thriller-like pace of the end.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Mar. 2025
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Duh: Public bathroom access in Philly lags behind other U.S. cities.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
12 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
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“Hiccup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccup. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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