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                    as in vacation
                                                
              
          
                                                      a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended                                       
              
                             the couple goes to Florida every January for a month-long recess from the rigors of winter                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in pause
                                                
              
          
                                                      a momentary halt in an activity                                       
              
                             the judge called for a brief recess so that the witness could regain her composure                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in hole
                                                
              
          
                                                      a sunken area forming a separate space                                       
              
                             decided to camp in a sandy recess where the beach met the forest                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in to suspend
                                      
              
          
                                                      to bring to a formal close for a period of time                                       
              
                             the judge recessed the court for lunch                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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