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
For each stock example, the month in parentheses is the month of the initial drop from highs.
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Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Top 10 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 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, 19 May 2025
These are the eight stocks, with their year-to-date advances in parentheses, broken up into two charts.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Top 10 With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 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, 19 May 2025
These are the eight stocks, with their year-to-date advances in parentheses, broken up into two charts.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parenthesis
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Reimagining the Home Services Lifecycle Homeowners often lose track of service intervals or warranty expiration dates.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The shuttles will run at 15-minute intervals for 10 hours per day.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Noun
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There will be an increase in traffic and interruptions from June 20 to July 10.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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Effective leaders refine their risk-transfer practices to safeguard against disruptions and ensure long-term supply chain resilience by seeking coverage for cyber, directors’ and officers’ liability, business interruption, environmental, terrorism, public liability and reputational risk.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Seasons 2 and 3 of the South Korean thriller were filmed back-to-back, hence the short six-month wait compared to the three-year hiatus between Seasons 1 and 2. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The hunky and hot heroes calendar is returning after a four-year hiatus.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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The larger the gaps, the faster the sucker will lose its grip.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 June 2025
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Also, keep an eye out for a long gap in reviews or ratings.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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The unanimous decision from the three-judge panel keeps a pause on a lower court’s temporary restraining order a week before that had directed the federal government to return control of Guard troops to Newsom.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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Anything beyond this month’s No. 20 should at least create pause.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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“Parenthesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parenthesis. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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