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
  • All figures in parentheses below are current estimates for those crop years in million bales.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Irrespective of his death in parentheses, Philip Sidney wielded the two typographical boomerangs with aplomb in his brilliantly stylish and dizzyingly chaotic Arcadia.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of parentheses
Noun
  • Put a handful in a pint-size Mason jar and melt in 30-second intervals.
    — Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Small tests on low-signal brands can produce intervals too wide to act on.
    — Tobin Thomas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of intervals
Noun
  • Indiana wasn’t the only team to expose some of Moore’s hiccups late last season, but like Manning, one more year of time on task should iron out the little things.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • To avoid any hiccups at border control, here's what to know about going to Europe in 2026.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiccups
Noun
  • Dreamy interludes pad the space between tracks with humming synths and strings; sometimes songs dissolve into floating mood pieces, anchored by a drone or loop.
    — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Furious riding was alternated with brief, puffing interludes of listening.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 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
  • Fraud alerts, transaction declines, connectivity issues, or differences in merchant systems can create interruptions at inconvenient moments.
    — TD Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The goal isn’t to match every piece, Lastiri says, but to reduce visual interruptions.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of interruptions
Noun
  • Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • The tapping may provide information about structural discontinuities, density changes or the presence of tunnels themselves, even when those tunnels are no longer empty.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of discontinuities
Noun
  • Newcastle United have five days until the start of their season and still have lots of gaps to fill in their squad.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Those provisions give the inspector general new authority to temporarily withhold portions of his reports that reveal security risks, fraud-detection gaps or pending litigation.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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