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also hiccough
as in discontinuity
a break in continuity
the business has grown steadily for 14 years, with only a few minor hiccups
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Recent Examples of hiccup
So this is a temporary hiccup—Indians will be unhappy, anti-Americanism will once again grow within the country’s strategic elite, and stories of American betrayals will persist for years.
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Happymon Jacob, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
After organizing hiccups led some to believe a long-standing Old Louisville neighborhood tradition would take a hiatus, Jazz in Central Park is set to return.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
While July was a bit of a hiccup, the Tigers have been dominating opponents a good part of the season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Happymon Jacob, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
After organizing hiccups led some to believe a long-standing Old Louisville neighborhood tradition would take a hiatus, Jazz in Central Park is set to return.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
While July was a bit of a hiccup, the Tigers have been dominating opponents a good part of the season.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccup
Noun
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Her use of repetition and discontinuity communicate her inquisitive approach to breaking these strictures.—
Elizabeth Mangini,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
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Any degradation or discontinuity in the data, whether in terms of quality or quantity, could negatively affect the model's forecasting skill, scientists warn.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Institutional interest has been shifting toward Solana in recent weeks as bitcoin and ether lag.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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While Mare blossoms quickly under his guidance, the rest lag doltishly behind, using journalism as a pretext to confront an ex, or getting duped by some teens into writing a credulous account of a preposterous youth trend.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dillinger’s vehicle went into the water in a brief, two-year interruption in the lake’s longer-term decline.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Construction at the site, which stretches over 3,000 acres, has been suspended, but there was no interruption at the adjacent EV manufacturing facility.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hiccup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccup. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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