as in interval
a break in continuity
there was a parenthesis of silence when the microphone momentarily lost power
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Recent Examples of parenthesis
Here are the top ten states with an overall stress rank in parenthesis, each broken-down by rank order for each of the five dimensions: work stress, financial stress, family stress, health & safety stress and work-life balance rankings.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Baseball Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis)
Team; Record; Points; Last
1.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Baseball Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis)
Team; Record; Points;Last
1.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Baseball Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis)
Team; Record; Points; Last
1.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article San Diego Union-Tribune High School Baseball Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis)
Team; Record; Points;Last
1.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthesis
Noun
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His job was harder still after Jackson’s elbow on Sven Botman nine minutes before the interval prompted his red card.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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That interval was later extended to 15 days, a practice still observed today to accommodate global participation.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Resuming her testimony after the interruption, Geddes said Smith suffered more than a dozen stab wounds, but underwent a successful surgery.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Research shows that frequent interruptions, especially during cognitively complex tasks, increase error rates and reduce productivity.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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After a long hiatus, the group reunited in 2023 and embarked on a reunion tour.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2025
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What To Know The federal government resumed student loan collections earlier this week, following a five-year hiatus enacted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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There's also a racial gap, with Black and Native American women far more likely to die from cervical cancer than white women.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
10 May 2025
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According to the official, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity, Iran evaluates the talks’ interruptions and weekly gaps, which were against Tehran’s preference, as a political and media game by the American side and is now preparing for scenarios in which the talks fail.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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However, since then, Donald Trump has initiated a 90-day pause in the U.S.-China tariff conflict, reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China has lowered its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports from 125% to 10% .—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Then, the White House announced that the U.S. and China have agreed to a 90 day pause in their trade war.—
David Hebert,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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“Parenthesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthesis. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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