entr'acte

Definition of entr'actenext

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Noun
  • The time lag breaks momentum, and people who are unfamiliar with design begin to settle.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The device works by comparing the time lag between two beams of light traveling through the fiber optic cable in the spiraling coils and back.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Brian Daboll had been fired and Mike Kafka, the interim who replaced Daboll, was on his way out the door and there was still a feeling around here that Joe Schoen might follow him.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In the interim, the Cubs have done a masterful job of piecing together what Counsell likes to describe as the innings puzzle.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The painting’s gigantic walnut frame resembled a window set into a niche.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • With his 20-day window to return from offseason shoulder surgery expiring on Sunday, the Yankees chose not to activate their starting shortstop of the last three seasons.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Employees restock more frequently and experience fewer interruptions from weekend shoppers, resulting in shelves that tend to stay better organized and fuller.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
  • It has been contested almost annually without interruption since 10 years after the end of the Civil War, and on the first Saturday in May for almost a century.
    NBC news, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After a brief interlude of distracted play, the game got vigorous and testy.
    Chang-rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
  • The interlude emphasizes just how interior the content of the record is, made up of real moments, people, and feelings.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • During intermission, Petra snuck upstairs to the backstage area and played with crafts alongside the young performers.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Hansen added on one more 53 seconds later, helping the Panthers construct a 6-3 lead at intermission.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The chief judge’s office didn’t immediately respond to questions from the Tribune about how the office approached the notifications that Talley had dropped off the map, or comment on what led to the 48-hour lag time before a hearing.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a slight lag in service when to-go orders start coming in — Anthony needs to be reminded to pick up the phone — and some tables wait a little too long for entrees.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Entr'acte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entr%27acte. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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