CAESURAS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

caesuras

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variants or caesurae

plural of caesura

as in spaces

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Noun

But if the thief can listen closely as the dial turns, small clicks or churns or pauses might reveal something about what is happening inside.

— Chetan Jaiswal, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
But with inflation still comfortably above the central bank's target 2% goal and the potential for that rate to rise even higher on the back of geopolitical tensions and overseas conflicts, the period of Fed rate pauses may soon be ending.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of pauses

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The tutor recognized the expression, asked him to clarify his parentheses, and guided him through a second application of the difference-of-squares pattern.

— Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The number in parentheses after each player’s name indicates the round in which he was taken — CBA equals Competitive Balance Round A, which comes after the first round, and CBB equals Competitive Balance Round B, which comes after the second round.

— Keith Law, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of parentheses

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In a series of video interludes that break up the performance into acts, Grande plays Peaches, a woman who wants to undergo a procedure to erase her painful memories.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of interludes

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Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Parisians have taken to sticking aluminum foil to their windows to reflect sunlight, rolling down their window shutters and living in utter darkness, and forgoing any meals that require turning on the stove or oven.

— Jessica Roy, Curbed, 29 June 2026

Definition of windows

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Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The tapping may provide information about structural discontinuities, density changes or the presence of tunnels themselves, even when those tunnels are no longer empty.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

Definition of discontinuities

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