as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a brief interlude in the performance while the stagehands shifted scenery
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Recent Examples of interlude
Every cooking segment, garden scene, or note-writing interlude links back to As Ever.
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Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
This suggests that brief interludes of higher intensity exercise during your workout could increase glucose receptors.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The other interludes, all penned by Taylor, are from the likes of Regina King, Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, and Jodie Turner Smith — who like Taylor, divorced her husband Joshua Jackson, in 2023.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The lighthearted and bouncy guitar strums of the track are later embellished with UMI’s fluid Japanese rap interlude.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
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Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
This suggests that brief interludes of higher intensity exercise during your workout could increase glucose receptors.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The other interludes, all penned by Taylor, are from the likes of Regina King, Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, and Jodie Turner Smith — who like Taylor, divorced her husband Joshua Jackson, in 2023.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
The lighthearted and bouncy guitar strums of the track are later embellished with UMI’s fluid Japanese rap interlude.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlude
Noun
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Earlier studies have shown these changes in the plants of the Bighorn Basin were related to the climate being hotter and more seasonally dry than before – or after – this interval of rapid climate change.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Up ahead another mile lay Chickenbone Lake, a virgin sheet of water locked in primitive wilderness, reached by no trail, seen by human eyes hardly once a year, knowing the dip of a paddle blade perhaps at ten-summer intervals.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 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
Noun
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The game’s hiatus puts it in exclusive company.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The event returned in 2024 after a seven-year hiatus.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Judges have said Trump can extend the pause pending more appeals.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Aug. 2025
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When contacted one week ago by ABC News, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said there is no communications pause and that the certification process is moving forward.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
26 Aug. 2025
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For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Russia, already emboldened, will see the gap between rhetoric and capability as permanent.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Interlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlude. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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