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Recent Examples of comma
Each of the four tracks on At Source has a two-word title, split down the middle with a comma.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Starmer, a former human-rights lawyer, approaches every problem with an arid obsession with process rather than outcome—as if, when people follow every dot and comma of the rules, nothing bad can happen and no one should complain.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Here is a mom falling over cackling at the comma-rich DM her extremely funny daughter, Mandy Brooke, sent to Lil Wayne.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The swim tracks were likely imprinted when the theropods scratched the bottom of the water with their middle toe, resulting in grooves that appear straight or curved, like a comma, the researchers noted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 2 Mar. 2026
Starmer, a former human-rights lawyer, approaches every problem with an arid obsession with process rather than outcome—as if, when people follow every dot and comma of the rules, nothing bad can happen and no one should complain.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Here is a mom falling over cackling at the comma-rich DM her extremely funny daughter, Mandy Brooke, sent to Lil Wayne.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The swim tracks were likely imprinted when the theropods scratched the bottom of the water with their middle toe, resulting in grooves that appear straight or curved, like a comma, the researchers noted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
Noun
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Top 10 best malls Here are USA Today readers’ 2026 selections of their favorite malls in the United States with last year’s rank in parentheses.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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The amounts in parenthesis are for a batch of seven drinks.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Another, wearing a plain white T-shirt, sat hunched inside, watching someone climb past his apartment window.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The couple last watched the parade in 2022 during the queen’s platinum jubilee from a side window of Buckingham Palace and didn’t appear on the balcony with the senior royals or take part in the parade.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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That pause is the whole story for anyone who holds an insurance policy, because some of the rules in the firing line decide how the algorithms that price your cover are allowed to behave.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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If someone urges you to splurge, smile, breathe, and pause.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Noun
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For instance, the caesura that is commonly found at the center of each line of Anglo-Saxon verse conveyed a meaning to native speakers that is lost to us today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2025
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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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Monetary policy famously works with a lag, so the effects are not immediate.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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So don't settle for lag and run to grab this router before the deal disappears.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
15 June 2026
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There will be a notable time lag between receiving the machines and becoming productive.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The time lag breaks momentum, and people who are unfamiliar with design begin to settle.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After disc removal, the resulting interspace requires robust reconstruction to restore height, alignment, and stability.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2026
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Across the Columbus Blue Jackets’ quarter-century of play — the too-few triumphs, the too many tragedies and a millennium’s worth of drama — the final days of Mike Babcock’s coaching tenure in September 2023 might be the most bizarre interlude.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Rather than trading bars, JAŸ-Z and Eminem will reportedly appear on an interlude paying tribute to Rakim’s influence on rap music.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
10 June 2026
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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