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Recent Examples of comma
It’s also used in complex lists to separate items that might contain commas already.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
In contrast to Johnson’s emphatic remarks, comma, Geragos was circumspec and measured in her own presentation.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Gemini’s poem doesn’t use punctuation beyond commas and periods, while Copilot’s poem feels lacking with its line breaks and enjambment that read like prose.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
None of the jazz conversation without full stops and commas.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 May 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
In contrast to Johnson’s emphatic remarks, comma, Geragos was circumspec and measured in her own presentation.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Gemini’s poem doesn’t use punctuation beyond commas and periods, while Copilot’s poem feels lacking with its line breaks and enjambment that read like prose.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
None of the jazz conversation without full stops and commas.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
Noun
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As such, the release dates listed below are for Paramount+ Premium, followed by Showtime’s dates in parentheses.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In the following, the text inside the parentheses is mine.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The windows are particularly tall to provide panoramic views, while sharp, sculpted elements mix with soft curves to create a distinctive exterior.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Moreover, Kremlin insiders suspect that the 50-day window before any new US sanctions hit is plenty of time for their military push in Ukraine to pay off – or, failing that, for a notoriously changeable President Trump to change his mind on Russia once again.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Decisions are made, the next task appears, and there’s little pause to examine what worked or what missed.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Even though no funding has been cut, Jackson condemned the administration, contending the effect of the pause is going to be massive and could result in North Carolina firing about 1,000 educators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
Noun
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With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.—
Uwe Westphal,
Sun Sentinel,
16 July 2024
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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
Noun
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Casual gamers can cable a console to the HDMI port, but some may find an input lag of 27.1 milliseconds a bit too long for serious action.—
Paul Ridden
July 24,
New Atlas,
24 July 2025
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There’s no noticeable lag between placing the pen on the screen and seeing the ink flow.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Although this policy assumption will tend to ameliorate GDP deceleration, monetary policy acts with a significant time lag.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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But does the time lag tend to produce results that are outdated or no longer relevant?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 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 actors are so terrific and their chemistry so palpable that the hangout scenes in their fabulous Baxter Building penthouse — with a domestic droid that’s like Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons meets Number 5 from John Badham’s Short Circuit — are some of the movie’s most appealing interludes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Aside from a few conversational interludes featuring the comedian Druski, which aim to comedically, or clunkily, say aloud what everyone’s been wondering—Is Bieber appropriating Black culture?—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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