as in interval
a break in continuity
an awkward intermission between speeches
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Recent Examples of intermission
Phoenix went ahead 7-0 before Golden State started the second quarter on a 21-6 burst to take a 38-26 lead and build a 48-31 advantage at intermission.
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
Then with five seconds to go before intermission, Watts found the back of the net as Notre Dame constructed an 8-7 lead at the break.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Lukáš Dostál stopped just five of eight shots before being replaced after the first intermission.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The 90-minute production runs without an intermission.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
Then with five seconds to go before intermission, Watts found the back of the net as Notre Dame constructed an 8-7 lead at the break.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Lukáš Dostál stopped just five of eight shots before being replaced after the first intermission.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The 90-minute production runs without an intermission.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermission
Noun
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Several of the largest non-traded BDCs and interval funds began receiving withdrawal requests at rates far beyond what their quarterly redemption structures were designed to handle.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Last year, even with the field untouched during the half-time show at the Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, the interval lasted a little over 24 minutes, rather than the usual 15 minutes set out in the Laws of the Game.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Assayas is, above all, an urbane filmmaker, with no room for discourse so crude or interruption so abrupt as to let the winds of history waft through his film unperfumed.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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The interruption occurred Wednesday, and pressure has since been restored, according to an alert from the city.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The festival has been on a years-long hiatus.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Aiken ran for Congress twice While on hiatus from music, Aiken made two bids for Congress.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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There was a pause in the action in the fourth inning when plate umpire Brian O’Nora exited with concussion-like symptoms after getting hit by a foul ball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Let’s pause here for a moment for an important bit of context.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Available on demand to Apple Music subscribers, Lady Gaga’s intimate performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles features a performance of her entire last album complete with rearrangements and interludes.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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On his latest album of shaky rapping and abstract interludes, the multi-hyphenate creator finds a strange middle ground.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
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“Intermission.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermission. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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