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
  • The numbers show customers potentially affected in each county, with Medical Baseline customers in parentheses.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Top 10 With records through Tuesday and last week’s ranking in parentheses.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of parentheses
Noun
  • Microwave 10 tablespoons of the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH in 15- to 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Microwave in 30–45 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until smooth and fully melted.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of intervals
Noun
  • Previously, Denno has said that the firing squad is the most humane and effective means of execution, with relatively few hiccups throughout American history.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The career included its hiccups, a not-yet-ready-for-primetime quarterback thrust into a starting role as a freshman, an on-campus protest in which the football team was lodged and, well, not as many wins as anyone involved would have liked.
    — Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiccups
Noun
  • These luminous interludes also ease us into the memories of Jay’s father that keep intruding on his predicament.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This time the meetups are spread across a number of weeks, as the summer heat cools gently into autumn, while the interludes themselves attempt to broach something more complex than simple relationship woes.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 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
  • Unknown senders can move into a separate folder, reducing interruptions.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The results are based on an ideal scenario in which all patients stayed on treatment without interruptions.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 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
  • The double-slit experiment, for example, is a classic setup where scientists send particles through two gaps in a screen and observe a resulting interference pattern, proving that the particles act as waves.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv has since also reported gaps in intelligence sharing and restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink service, which is crucial for its drone missions, battlefield communications and air defense.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of gaps
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