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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 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The prose is hypnotic, all the more so for its many digressions and parentheses, unveiling tiny set pieces like so many Fabergé eggs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Although Young helped assemble the 2023 World Series championship team, the competitive window for that title team lasted only one season instead of the expected four to five years owner Ray Davis envisioned.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2026
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The jeweled window was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the son of the founder of the iconic Tiffany brand.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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After a brief pause in the fourth inning, Will Smith led off the fifth inning with the Dodgers’ fourth homer of the night.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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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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The underlying technology uses sixteen years of structured mapping, global returns data, and garment construction expertise to prevent system lag and hallucinated recommendations on high-traffic shopping days.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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The Luna controller works with it perfectly by minimizing input lag significantly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The intro, interlude and outro serve as a narrator for this album.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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That’s a realm the film itself dives into for extended, immersive and blearily entrancing interludes — a gateway into its eventual, more drastic breakdown of rational reality, controlled by one player’s will.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
24 May 2026
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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