INTERLUDES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

interludes

noun

plural of interlude

as in intervals

a break in continuity there was a brief interlude in the performance while the stagehands shifted scenery

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Recent Examples of interludes Second Line was my mom — her interludes riddled the album with her depiction of what is meant to be a Creole woman in New Orleans. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 In a series of video interludes that break up the performance into acts, Grande plays Peaches, a woman who wants to undergo a procedure to erase her painful memories. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 The man could make a discussion about strophic interludes, as found in medieval motets, sound interesting. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 These dull interludes stop the narrative dead in its tracks, recalling Sean Penn’s purgatorial wanderings in Malick’s The Tree of Life. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 His warnings contrasted starkly with the brief but glorious interludes of culinary fabulism that punctuated our travel down South. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 With multiple songs and ambient interludes, Failure remained connected to their history while showing real growth as artists in the intervening years. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 June 2026 Kesha didn’t stray far from her high-energy start, only using three interludes at separate intervals as opportunities to change into a new attire. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

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Noun

Also, ibogaine’s prolongation of the heart’s QT intervals carries a real risk of fatal arrhythmia.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
The rationing program will force many in the capital of San Juan and its surrounding neighborhoods to go without without water for 48 hour intervals, according to Puerto Rico's Aqueduct and Sewer Authority.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of intervals

Noun

In a news release shared Tuesday, Verizon said that service interruptions affected people across Los Angeles County and other parts of the region after vandals cut multiple fiber cables.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
But Wills’ career has had numerous injury interruptions, most recently a leg injury in 2024 that required osteotomy surgery and kept him out of the 2025 season as well.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of interruptions

Noun

Despite his enduring success, Rollins was never quite satisfied with his art, occasionally taking lengthy hiatuses from playing and consistently adopting eclectic new styles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 May 2026
Over nearly two decades, BIGBANG has weathered member departures, legal controversies, and years-long hiatuses.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of hiatuses

Noun

When thoughtful pauses disappear, organizations eventually lose the ability to think collectively.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Smaller and more rural jurisdictions have also adopted one-year pauses, including Queen Anne’s County on the Eastern Shore and Washington County in Western Maryland.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pauses

Noun

The prior 22 World Cups did not have a halftime show, mostly because match intermissions are short.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Because match commentators are asked to take the helm of halftime themselves, those intermissions are usually rote recitations of highlights rather than any sort of tactical breakdown that would require time away from a microphone to prepare.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

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