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
See All Example Sentences for intermission
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermission
Noun
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The average player’s schedule includes breaks of many different lengths and at different intervals.—
Ciarán McArdle,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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These tests were carried out at short and long intervals.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Studies have shown that a typical task takes one third longer than undertaking the same task with no email interruptions.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This process ensures that all Skype chats and contacts are automatically available in Teams, allowing users to continue their communications without interruption.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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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How Trump’s trade war could hit your wallet After earlier threats and a last-minute pause in February, President Trump’s North American trade war has begun while the tariff battle with China escalated.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Reuters reported that a senior USAID official wrote in a March 2 internal memo that a yearlong pause in USAID’s work on health, food and agriculture in the world’s poorest countries would raise malaria deaths by 40%, to between 71,000 and 166,000 annually.—
Christian Ruth,
The Conversation,
5 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 18 Mar. 2025.
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