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also hiccoughs
as in discontinuities
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 hiccups
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.
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Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
His value will lie more in his ability to blend in – to toggle smoothly between scoring and passing roles, depending on what looks defenses show him, and facilitate the flow of the Nuggets offense without being a ball stopper or causing the hiccups that arise from indecisiveness.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All that was clear Sunday night, despite the fourth-quarter hiccups.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But none of these hiccups have deterred the company’s fans.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Those comments were encouraging given some of the temporary hiccups Nvidia experienced when shifting from the Hopper architecture to the Blackwell generation.
—CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Beyond solving hiccups in real time, MER aims to capture detailed mission data that feeds into planning for Artemis 3 and beyond.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But given the confusion foreign postal services, private shipping companies and merchants have expressed about the new duties, some delays and other hiccups may be inevitable.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
His value will lie more in his ability to blend in – to toggle smoothly between scoring and passing roles, depending on what looks defenses show him, and facilitate the flow of the Nuggets offense without being a ball stopper or causing the hiccups that arise from indecisiveness.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All that was clear Sunday night, despite the fourth-quarter hiccups.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Refineries have been running more smoothly lately after some earlier hiccups.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But none of these hiccups have deterred the company’s fans.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Those comments were encouraging given some of the temporary hiccups Nvidia experienced when shifting from the Hopper architecture to the Blackwell generation.
—CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Beyond solving hiccups in real time, MER aims to capture detailed mission data that feeds into planning for Artemis 3 and beyond.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
But given the confusion foreign postal services, private shipping companies and merchants have expressed about the new duties, some delays and other hiccups may be inevitable.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccups
Noun
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Where the VisEra device does fall short is in its response to light that comes in at an angle because of discontinuities in the metasurface.—
Gwendolyn Rak,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Guard members usually need to be on orders for more than 30 days to qualify for benefits, and multiple extensions to orders can sometimes cause interruptions.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Both retirement and disability benefits proceed without interruptions.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, results from their Kickoff Classic preseason game, and next game.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Hiccups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccups. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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