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Recent Examples of caesura
With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.
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Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
Nearly every line is interrupted with a caesura (a period, em dash, comma or question mark), mirroring a zigzagging mind.
—Mark Wunderlich Victoria Chang, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
However, with a likely yearslong caesura between Muti’s tenure and, well, whoever’s, why get ahead of ourselves?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
Details like these are scattered throughout the first half of the novella, partly so Wallace can establish a generational caesura between Fogle and his father, the Reagan-campaign contributor.
—Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
For Rapsody’s verse, medial caesura fashions a rhythmic back and forth — a left-foot, right-foot two-step.
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
There's a caesura, and then all the hands in the congregation go up.
—Michael Paterniti, GQ, 26 June 2018
Mr. Korstvedt, the Bruckner Society president, pointed to the Fifth as an important caesura, concluding Bruckner’s earlier period with its daring fugal finale.
—David Allen, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017
Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
Nearly every line is interrupted with a caesura (a period, em dash, comma or question mark), mirroring a zigzagging mind.
—Mark Wunderlich Victoria Chang, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
However, with a likely yearslong caesura between Muti’s tenure and, well, whoever’s, why get ahead of ourselves?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
Details like these are scattered throughout the first half of the novella, partly so Wallace can establish a generational caesura between Fogle and his father, the Reagan-campaign contributor.
—Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
For Rapsody’s verse, medial caesura fashions a rhythmic back and forth — a left-foot, right-foot two-step.
—Adam Bradley, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
There's a caesura, and then all the hands in the congregation go up.
—Michael Paterniti, GQ, 26 June 2018
Mr. Korstvedt, the Bruckner Society president, pointed to the Fifth as an important caesura, concluding Bruckner’s earlier period with its daring fugal finale.
—David Allen, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caesura
Noun
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Gemini, on the other hand, doesn’t include punctuation beyond commas and periods.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 July 2025
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That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The pause will not impact already existing valid visas, according to the memo, and some applications — including official and C-3 diplomatic visas — will continue to be processed.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trim Non-Customer-Facing Costs Start by trimming non-customer-facing costs, including rent and travel, and pause hiring.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Putin's meetings with U.S. presidents: Dozens of talks with Bush, Clinton Since taking office in 1999, and again in 2012 after a brief four-year interlude when ally Dmitry Medvedev held the job, Putin has met with every U.S. president, according to U.S. State Department archives.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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On Sushi, vivid splashes of R&B sleekness coexist with rap interludes, herky-jerky dance rhythms, and even a bit of jazzy trumpeting.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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These songs mess with interspace.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2021
Noun
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The majority of its 264 guestrooms and suites have ocean views through floor-to-ceiling windows, and all have private balconies.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Also, how would a single transfer window impact spring practice?—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Any degradation or discontinuity in the data, whether in terms of quality or quantity, could negatively affect the model's forecasting skill, scientists warn.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
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By definition, however, innovation creates discontinuities with the past that can generate social trauma.—
Edoardo Campanella,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2017
Noun
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But flat budgets have long plagued the service, leading to underfunded requirements, aging infrastructure, maintenance backlogs and lags in modernization, despite bipartisan efforts last year.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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If people and communities are already managing their consumption, the question becomes: why is policy not keeping up, and what is that lag costing us?—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The stats in parentheses represent the quarterbacks’ camp-long performance.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
30 July 2025
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Here is the full preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total votes: BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL As compiled by Cleveland.com 1.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
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“Caesura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caesura. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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