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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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The stats in parentheses represent the quarterbacks’ camp-long performance.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
30 July 2025
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Here is the full preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total votes: BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL As compiled by Cleveland.com 1.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
21 July 2025
Noun
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The majority of its 264 guestrooms and suites have ocean views through floor-to-ceiling windows, and all have private balconies.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Up the stairs, the windows look out into the mature trees.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The pause will not impact already existing valid visas, according to the memo, and some applications — including official and C-3 diplomatic visas — will continue to be processed.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trim Non-Customer-Facing Costs Start by trimming non-customer-facing costs, including rent and travel, and pause hiring.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 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
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The problem of lags is not limited to trade issues.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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This means there is less chance of lag and buffering than the other two Hughesnet plans *Prices based on ZIP code 19146.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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That meant making more editorial judgments about cutting, especially with the in-studio segments that had some time lag to them, like Paul Robalino’s Operation Snake Skin or Erika Ishii’s offer of side-shave real estate.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 July 2025
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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
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
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Putin's meetings with U.S. presidents: Dozens of talks with Bush, Clinton Since taking office in 1999, and again in 2012 after a brief four-year interlude when ally Dmitry Medvedev held the job, Putin has met with every U.S. president, according to U.S. State Department archives.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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On Sushi, vivid splashes of R&B sleekness coexist with rap interludes, herky-jerky dance rhythms, and even a bit of jazzy trumpeting.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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