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 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 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 There are interludes and narration provided by some big-name actors, Wild West sound effects mimicking galloping horses and stagecoaches, and a posse of guest vocalists. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 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 But such interludes add up to small specks of stormclouds in the show’s otherwise sunny skies. — Alison Herman, Variety, 2 June 2026

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Noun

Weeks 4 through 6 drop the rest intervals and build to a continuous 20-, 25- and then 30-minute walk.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
That translates into maintenance sessions at five- to eight-year intervals.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Definition of intervals

Noun

Electricity failures are often coupled with internet and cellular service interruptions, hindering communication via text messaging, phone calls, social media and email at precisely the time it’s needed most.

— Fiona Doherty, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
In recent years, there were delays and interruptions because of weather, but not full days getting vanquished.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 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

But our meetings with families and older community members in senior centers throughout Arizona affirmed that gaps in memory care are systemic rather than isolated.

— Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
In 1983, the NBA faced a far more daunting future than the NCAA does now, with revenue gaps endangering teams and unchecked free agency hurting the game’s image.

— Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of gaps

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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