1
as in interruption
a break in continuity
there were intervals of thousands of years between the major ice ages
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2
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
unable to find my way out of the maze, I cheated and squeezed through a convenient interval in the hedge
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Recent Examples of interval
The film, as its title indicates, is set over the course of five years, picking up at different key intervals (starting, of course, with an anniversary party for Diane Lane’s Ellen and Kyle Chandler’s Paul) in the life of the Taylor family.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Instead, the coach was interested in how the team performed in real-world field trials, which included a mix of moderate and all-out intervals.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
The day begins and ends with the blue hour, that interval prized by artists for centuries.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Almost the entirety of the nearly two-hour film unfolds over the course of that brief impact window, with the same roughly 18-minute interval playing out on screen three times over from the perspectives of different military and political officials.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Instead, the coach was interested in how the team performed in real-world field trials, which included a mix of moderate and all-out intervals.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
The day begins and ends with the blue hour, that interval prized by artists for centuries.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Almost the entirety of the nearly two-hour film unfolds over the course of that brief impact window, with the same roughly 18-minute interval playing out on screen three times over from the perspectives of different military and political officials.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interval
Noun
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The sudden sting, the constant urge to run to the bathroom and the interruptions to work or intimacy can feel both embarrassing and unsettling.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The company confirmed with the FAA that international flights will continue without interruption.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Despite being one of three teams to make the playoffs from the NL Central division, the gap between the Cubs and Brewers is sizable.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The widening gap followed a private equity spending spree in 2021, as firms rushed to deploy unspent funds, with activity also boosted by ultra-low interest rates.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, Hall returned in 1991 and has remained on the series ever since (except for a 2009 to 2011 hiatus).—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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BirdStock 2025 included 80 vendors, the most in the festival’s four editions since it was revitalized in 2022 after a 12-year hiatus.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers could add Tucker to fill the massive hole in their outfield.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The HLSLongsleeve base layer features integrated thumb holes and an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating of at least 40.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tampa Bay’s defeat to New England gave the exec some pause on the Buccaneers, while the injury situation in San Francisco seems too much to overcome.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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After a Boston appeals court ruled late Friday to not immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a ruling pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause, the Associated Press said.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Interval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interval. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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