as in interval
a break in continuity
an awkward intermission between speeches
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Recent Examples of intermission
The touted junior quarterback completed 21 of 24 passes and had three touchdowns after intermission.
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Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
His team tied it up less than a minute later, and even though the Leafs were heavily outshot, Woll kept the game tied heading into the first intermission.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
There is a proper 15-minute intermission, akin live theatre.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
At intermission, Tennessee led, 38-25, thanks to a 14-0 run to close the half.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
His team tied it up less than a minute later, and even though the Leafs were heavily outshot, Woll kept the game tied heading into the first intermission.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
There is a proper 15-minute intermission, akin live theatre.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
At intermission, Tennessee led, 38-25, thanks to a 14-0 run to close the half.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermission
Noun
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Gather your hair into a bun, protecting it with a transparent film or shower cap, and apply heat for 2 or 3 minutes, at 15-minute intervals, 2 or 3 times.Ana Morales, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
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And then William said to me in the interval, ‘Don’t worry.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 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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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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But now in the 25th year of the hiatus, the Whalers (12-0) are the last unbeaten team left in Div. 1 and are as motivated as ever to add their mark to the program’s lore.Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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The Athens, Alabama band last performed together in August 2017 at the Osheaga Festival before going on hiatus.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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In finance, the very essence of responsibility, accountability and conscious choice stems from the pause that friction provides.Alex Kreger, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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After Lee placed executions on pause, The Tennessean reported in late May 2022 that the state had failed to follow its lethal injection procedures since resuming executions in 2018 after a nine-year hiatus.Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024
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Last Voyage turns the chilling interlude into a slow-moving slasher, neither acknowledging the book’s metaphor of a ship bringing plague nor indulging in the inherent paranoia of its claustrophobic surroundings.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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And there’s simply the album structure itself, drawing on that live presentation, and the adding of the interludes.Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Intermission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermission. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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