as in intervals
a break in continuity
there was a parenthesis of silence when the microphone momentarily lost power
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Recent Examples of parentheses
Each writer’s personal ranking will appear in parentheses next to their name.
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
At one point in the Symposium on Young American Men, one of the few female panelists named a statistic about suicidal thoughts among young men—then, as if in parentheses, added that the rate was even higher for women.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
The number in parentheses is what percentage of ballots the candidate was on last year.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Here is the Hurricanes’ complete 2026 schedule with 2025 records in parentheses.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Their year of induction is in parentheses.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
At one point in the Symposium on Young American Men, one of the few female panelists named a statistic about suicidal thoughts among young men—then, as if in parentheses, added that the rate was even higher for women.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
The number in parentheses is what percentage of ballots the candidate was on last year.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Here is the Hurricanes’ complete 2026 schedule with 2025 records in parentheses.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Their year of induction is in parentheses.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentheses
Noun
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Each bride’s dress has been billowed out and arranged around her in a circle, and these white figures are scattered at irregular intervals throughout the green field.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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These poles flip at irregular intervals; the last such reversal was about 780,000 years ago.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez said that would create redundancy in case of service interruptions.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Mehl explains that these interruptions rarely appear as a single dramatic problem.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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More than half of the interview subjects self-funded their hiatuses.—
Colleen Newvine,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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More than half of the interview subjects self-funded their hiatuses.—
Colleen Newvine,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite these gaps, fielding activities have continued in parallel with testing, including system integration, safety validation, and unit-level readiness.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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At Thursday’s kickoff meeting, members of the new group took turns sharing what gaps in research could be filled to improve the lives of autistic people.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bakri litters these lines with pauses and sighs, a simmer rather than an explosion.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Medicaid currently does pre-reviews of payments for non-emergency medical transportation because of fraud in that field, and the pauses for review are typically less than three months, Flores-Brennan said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Parentheses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentheses. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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