1
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground
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2
as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders
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as in interruption
a break in continuity
a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared
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Recent Examples of hiatus
Following its return in 2025 after a nearly three-year hiatus, the 52nd American Music Awards are heading back to Las Vegas to be broadcast live from a new venue, the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
The Bulls refuse to shut down center Jalen Smith, who returned in a restricted capacity after yet another hiatus due to a calf injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Corey and Jake starred with their father on the series, which has been on hiatus but is set to return in early 2027, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Sista’s commercial success never truly materialized, and Swing Mob dissolved in 1995 before Jodeci went on a very long hiatus starting in 1996.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
The Bulls refuse to shut down center Jalen Smith, who returned in a restricted capacity after yet another hiatus due to a calf injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Corey and Jake starred with their father on the series, which has been on hiatus but is set to return in early 2027, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Sista’s commercial success never truly materialized, and Swing Mob dissolved in 1995 before Jodeci went on a very long hiatus starting in 1996.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiatus
Noun
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Despite the information gaps and deficiencies of existing AI models, the hospitality industry is pressing ahead with the rollout of more smart tools.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the military outcome and the political outcome are almost never the same thing, and the gap between them is where wars fail.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sims should fill a void left behind by allowing former Miami tight end Julian Hill to walk in free agency.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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O’Brien’s Hot Ones observation is instructive about what fills the void left by traditional late night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Just after that test, however, a problem popped up — an interruption in the flow of helium in the upper stage of Artemis 2's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices ticked up Wednesday on worries of a sustained interruption to global flows.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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On Monday morning, Brandon Bailey, who flew into LAX from Texas, told The Times that the potential increase will leave a hole in his travel budget.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Days after trading center Garrett Bradbury to Chicago for a fifth-round pick — a solid piece of business with Bradbury entering a contract year but also immediate consequences — the Pats have a hole in their offensive line.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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This shortening interval raises fears that human experts may end up merely approving recommendations generated by algorithms.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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The episodes helped the fourth season generate 28M views over this interval, which is exactly what the second half of Season 3 got in its opening weekend as well.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the road flows into Missouri, plan a leg-stretching pause at Meramec Caverns in the leafy Ozarks.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Denver’s mayor has already instituted a similar pause.—
Eric Schmidt,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Hiatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiatus. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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