caesuras

variants or caesurae
Definition of caesurasnext
plural of caesura

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Noun
  • To travel just one meter, these fish require an average of 30 to 60 seconds of movement, along with eight to nine short pauses and nine one-hour rests on horizontal ledges along their route, according to Phys.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The months of rehab, setbacks and pauses took their toll on the living legend.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Each writer’s personal ranking will appear in parentheses next to their name.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
    Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Much will depend on which movies end up winning, what sorts of acceptance speeches are delivered, and whether producers have made the right choices about things like clip packages and musical interludes.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This meant that watching your ship blast across the screen — as well as the aliens appearing at random intervals — hit harder for players, ramping up the tension and, ultimately, the fun.
    Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Keep microwaving in 10-second intervals, stirring in between, until all of the chocolate is melted.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Where the VisEra device does fall short is in its response to light that comes in at an angle because of discontinuities in the metasurface.
    Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
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