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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3
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
In Georgia, several non-profits banded together to provide $8 million to keep Head Start programs alive during the funding hiatus in the Atlanta area.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Following her stint in the Grateful Dead, Keith died in a 1980 car accident, leading her to take a temporary hiatus from music.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
The singer's social media engagement has ramped up recently following a brief hiatus from the spotlight after wrapping up her record-breaking Eras Tour.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The festival initially returned in 2024 after a seven-year hiatus with more than 70 acts on 12 stages in venues of various sizes sprawled across the streets of downtown Phoenix before taking a beat again in 2025 to reimagine what this festival could be moving forward.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Following her stint in the Grateful Dead, Keith died in a 1980 car accident, leading her to take a temporary hiatus from music.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
The singer's social media engagement has ramped up recently following a brief hiatus from the spotlight after wrapping up her record-breaking Eras Tour.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The festival initially returned in 2024 after a seven-year hiatus with more than 70 acts on 12 stages in venues of various sizes sprawled across the streets of downtown Phoenix before taking a beat again in 2025 to reimagine what this festival could be moving forward.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiatus
Noun
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Despite being one of three teams to make the playoffs from the NL Central division, the gap between the Cubs and Brewers is sizable.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The widening gap followed a private equity spending spree in 2021, as firms rushed to deploy unspent funds, with activity also boosted by ultra-low interest rates.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Pennywise is from a void that exists outside our dimension called the Macroverse.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still, the 49ers are scouring to fill Warner’s on-field void.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The sudden sting, the constant urge to run to the bathroom and the interruptions to work or intimacy can feel both embarrassing and unsettling.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The company confirmed with the FAA that international flights will continue without interruption.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers could add Tucker to fill the massive hole in their outfield.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The HLSLongsleeve base layer features integrated thumb holes and an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating of at least 40.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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The researchers noted that many advanced systems – such as electromagnetic warfare simulators and particle beam platforms – require immense bursts of energy delivered with extreme precision, often at the megawatt level within microsecond or even nanosecond intervals.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to the zoo, orangutans have the longest interbirth interval — or period of time between babies — of all non-human primates, as mothers care for their young for seven to eight years before giving birth to another baby.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tampa Bay’s defeat to New England gave the exec some pause on the Buccaneers, while the injury situation in San Francisco seems too much to overcome.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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After a Boston appeals court ruled late Friday to not immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a ruling pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause, the Associated Press said.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Hiatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiatus. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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