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 Leeds is in the zone here, and because most of the tracks are about the same length and there are no ambient interludes or pop-length counterbalances, the album’s lengthy runtime ends up sliding by pretty easily. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026 What follows is a heady mixture of grief, desire, fantasy, and dance, complete with elaborate musical interludes and a delirious homage to Dirty Dancing. — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 These luminous interludes also ease us into the memories of Jay’s father that keep intruding on his predicament. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 This time the meetups are spread across a number of weeks, as the summer heat cools gently into autumn, while the interludes themselves attempt to broach something more complex than simple relationship woes. — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 For 14th, DuVernay interviewed more than 50 experts, scholars and politicians, interweaving their insights with vérité interludes and brief snippets of relevant stand-up from comedians like Hasan Minhaj. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, these were brief interludes in a smorgasbord of as many as six talks delivered with little interruption. — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026 Additionally, the frequent interludes of dialogue from the Idlewild movie released at the same time don’t add much to the proceedings, and function as more of an inside joke than anything else. — John Hugar, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026 The Thai public was willing to tolerate only short interludes of military rule, and coup makers had no choice but to promise the imminent restoration of democracy. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Microwave 10 tablespoons of the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH in 15- to 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026
Microwave in 30–45 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until smooth and fully melted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intervals

Noun

For existing light water reactors, LEU+ means plants can run much longer between refueling shutdowns, cutting maintenance costs and keeping reliable zero-carbon electricity flowing to the grid with fewer interruptions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
The squeeze gesture is very useful for quickly bringing up the tool menu and switching between them, integrating them into your workflow without any interruptions.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of interruptions

Noun

Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza are taking separate hiatuses from Katseye; while Bannerman’s status in the group remains unknown, Laforteza’s mental-health break will continue until she’s reassessed in September.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Haircut 100, on the other hand, took some long hiatuses as a band.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hiatuses

Noun

Ukrainian officials have described the operation in Oleshky as one of the most significant pauses in fighting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than four and a half years ago.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
Roberto Sosa often took long pauses while recounting the incident and paused to wipe his eyes.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pauses

Noun

Cinematographer Adam Carboni frames most of the movie in a glowing daytime warmth, peppered with gorgeous intermissions that plunge the audience into starry nights that give the whole affair a music video-like pulse.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Thankfully, the bathroom lines at Venice intermissions are not too long, as 70 percent of the audience uses the opportunity to duck out and have a smoke.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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