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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
Tuesday’s cancellation is the latest hiccup in the tour.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
As of July, about 10% of chains began integrating a Siren Craft System, a set of protocols to improve technology and processes to improve order efficiency, including introducing a staff role specifically designed to resolve and expedite hiccups.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
The market rally may experience a hiccup in the beginning of 2025 as signs of froth are appearing in the market.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
There was one minor hiccup, however, when Wallen accidentally posted a very rough demo online that elicited a mixed response from confused fans.
—William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
As of July, about 10% of chains began integrating a Siren Craft System, a set of protocols to improve technology and processes to improve order efficiency, including introducing a staff role specifically designed to resolve and expedite hiccups.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
The market rally may experience a hiccup in the beginning of 2025 as signs of froth are appearing in the market.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
There was one minor hiccup, however, when Wallen accidentally posted a very rough demo online that elicited a mixed response from confused fans.
—William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hiccup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccup
Noun
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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
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If our civilization suffers some kind of severe discontinuity, future archaeologists may need to dig this place up to get a hint as to how things went so wrong.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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This phone recharges with blazing speed, has zero lag on any of my uses (mostly Slack and email), and feels great in the hand.WIRED, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Plus, the camera’s reaction time was fast and precise to our movements, with no lags or glitches.DeVonne Goode, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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Starkey is disarming and immediately easy to talk to, stopping mid-conversation to explain the interruption of the chimes of his bird clock: a gift from a friend in honor of the one his grandmother used to have.Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Each short is unique in its conception, and yet, is bound by a common resilience, and a need to document the violent interruption of life and routine.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Hiccup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccup. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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