commas

plural of comma

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commas
Noun
  • The notes — about 30 rows of capital letters, numbers, dashes and parentheses broken into sections — baffled investigators.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the unofficial demo, the humanoid responds to voice commands slowly and takes awkward pauses.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Commas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commas. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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