entr'actes

noun

plural of entr'acte
as in time lags

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  1. parentheses
  2. intervals
  3. hiccups
  4. interludes
  5. windows
  6. interruptions
  7. discontinuities
  8. gaps
Noun
  • Top 10 With records through Wednesday and last week’s ranking in parentheses.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate passage numbers within each chapter.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of parentheses
Noun
  • Salad assembly Split the heads lengthwise, then cut crosswise at approximately 1-inch intervals, creating a mix of naturally different-sized pieces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Add heavy cream in two or three intervals while beating on high.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of intervals
Noun
  • For his part, at 77 years old, Joel can’t entirely tell which health hiccups are a result of his age versus the disorder.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Traveling cross-country to face a rabid Buffalo fanbase will not cure Herbert’s hiccups.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiccups
Noun
  • Additionally, the frequent interludes of dialogue from the Idlewild movie released at the same time don’t add much to the proceedings, and function as more of an inside joke than anything else.
    — John Hugar, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Thai public was willing to tolerate only short interludes of military rule, and coup makers had no choice but to promise the imminent restoration of democracy.
    — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of interludes
Noun
  • Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • Parisians have taken to sticking aluminum foil to their windows to reflect sunlight, rolling down their window shutters and living in utter darkness, and forgoing any meals that require turning on the stove or oven.
    — Jessica Roy, Curbed, 29 June 2026
Definition of windows
Noun
  • And in the full sentence that is a school, curricular interruptions are security threats to the accreditation evaluation that protects the bottom line.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For example, combining analysis of programmable logic controller logic with sensor data helps identify patterns associated with equipment failure, preventing costly production-line interruptions.
    — Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of interruptions
Noun
  • Primary focus is on breakthrough technologies and applications that create discontinuities in currently evolving technology trends.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This is particularly true as AI generates ambiguity in business operations, whether due to discontinuities created by access suspension to models undergoing export control restrictions, or models adding watermarks that create questions of ownership.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinuities
Noun
  • This is the language the show has used thus far, in that Hal often comes to conclusions and fills in the gaps for us after the fact.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Live Healthy Chicago could serve as a national model for closing life-expectancy gaps by addressing a chronic disease that considers the humanity needed to connect.
    — Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gaps
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“Entr'actes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entr%27actes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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