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also hiccough
as in interruption
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
The hiccup capped a series of communications mishaps that irked employees as the troubled retailer rolled out its first major restructuring in nearly a decade.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
That was just a hiccup toward their eventual opening.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
In short, outages in Azure or Microsoft 365 aren’t just technical hiccups—they’re operational emergencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite the hiccups and shifting responsibilities throughout the years, Thiara, the temple president, said the involved local authorities and event organizers are aligned on wanting a safe, successful event for the community.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
That was just a hiccup toward their eventual opening.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
In short, outages in Azure or Microsoft 365 aren’t just technical hiccups—they’re operational emergencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite the hiccups and shifting responsibilities throughout the years, Thiara, the temple president, said the involved local authorities and event organizers are aligned on wanting a safe, successful event for the community.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccup
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 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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However, Hall returned in 1991 and has remained on the series ever since (except for a 2009 to 2011 hiatus).—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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BirdStock 2025 included 80 vendors, the most in the festival’s four editions since it was revitalized in 2022 after a 12-year hiatus.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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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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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“Hiccup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccup. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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