intermissions

plural of intermission

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of intermissions 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 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 There will also be two short intermissions. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Newport’s skillful direction drives the more than 3½-hour play (including two intermissions), making every minute count. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 The wave of customers who visit the concession stands during intermissions makes speed of service more important for venues than for most stores, restaurants or taverns. — David Bruce, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026 After the first of two intermissions (a choice that logistically makes sense but somewhat slows the pace), the action jumps to Marlene’s present day, in the early years of conservative politician Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as the UK’s prime minister. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermissions
Noun
  • At irregular intervals, 27 leap seconds have been added to global clocks since 1972 – the last in 2016.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Edge can display in-workout metrics and pace targets, heart rate zones for HIIT intervals, and other live figures to show you how your training is going.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Unknown senders can move into a separate folder, reducing interruptions.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The results are based on an ideal scenario in which all patients stayed on treatment without interruptions.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
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
Noun
  • The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Nicole Durkin pauses while talking about her son Michael, 16, at her home in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The double-slit experiment, for example, is a classic setup where scientists send particles through two gaps in a screen and observe a resulting interference pattern, proving that the particles act as waves.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Kyiv has since also reported gaps in intelligence sharing and restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink service, which is crucial for its drone missions, battlefield communications and air defense.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • 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

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“Intermissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermissions. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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