caesura

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Recent Examples of caesura With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today. 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
  • Then there’s a blur again, and a receipt with a comma.
    Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Pretty sure there’s going to be an extra comma in his salary.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And sometimes, a pause that lingers a moment longer than expected can speak louder than any update.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • After a five-year pause enacted by President Trump in March 2020.
    Ben Abrams, NPR, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Goosed by a couple gratuitous interludes of gory amateur surgery, the movie is eventful, with a high body count.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • On the original album, the title track is a brief, reflective interlude, played as a solo-free duet between Jarrett on piano and Jan Garbarek on tenor.
    Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • These songs mess with interspace.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Rather, its downstream revenues and subsequent home windows must be taken into account.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, people are advised to keep windows and doors closed, run air purifiers if available, and use air conditioning units that recirculate indoor air.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When there are periods of discontinuity, substantial unexpected product trends emerge.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
  • While her book is at times fragmentary and episodic, marked by abrupt discontinuities, the cumulative effect is powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict.
    Rebecca Donner, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Recent citywide crime The number of offenses reported for the most recent two weeks (after omitting the most recent week of available data to control for reporting lags) compared with the number reported for the two weeks before that.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
  • The lag owes in part to the nature of contracts between businesses and egg suppliers, which often lock in prices for weeks, experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Baseball Poll (First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) Team; Record; Points; Last 1.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Caesura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caesura. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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