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entr'actes

noun

plural of entr'acte
as in time lags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entr'actes
  1. parentheses
  2. intervals
  3. hiccups
  4. interludes
  5. windows
  6. interruptions
  7. discontinuities
  8. gaps
Noun
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate passage numbers within each chapter.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • All figures in parentheses below are current estimates for those crop years in million bales.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of parentheses
Noun
  • This work later proved that prime numbers, while randomly scattered in small sections of the number line, appear to be regularly arranged over sufficiently large intervals.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Tickets cost £33 (about $44) and are sold in 10-minute intervals, for a 40-minute visit, but the first batch are sold out.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of intervals
Noun
  • The logistical hiccups caused the talk to begin late (a running theme at this year’s fest).
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Bussi took advantage of his opportunity last season and ended up clinching the Stanley Cup championship with a shutout in Las Vegas, but his miraculous campaign wasn’t without its hiccups.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 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
  • Mercury opposes hazy Neptune, making expectations unclear and interruptions harder to manage.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Additionally, customers who experience more than six electric service interruptions of at least five minutes in 12 months will receive an outage credit.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of interruptions
Noun
  • 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
  • Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of discontinuities
Noun
  • However, these gaps in the system rarely get prioritized in future enhancements due to competing priorities.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The fund now focuses on creating new programs to rethink rural health, instead of filling in financial gaps.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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