as in winters
a period of often involuntary inactivity or idleness
we need to take a time-out from our relationship to think things over
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Recent Examples of time-outs
What all those albums had in common was how those artists offered at least occasional time-outs from the trauma.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-outs
Noun
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The Blue Jays, of course, had aggressively pursued Ohtani two winters ago, when the Japanese designated hitter/pitcher opted to sign a long-term deal with the Dodgers.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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To increase the humidity for the plant, especially during dry winters, keep it in a humid bathroom or kitchen, or use a humidifier to ramp up levels.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to Austin Boyd of Heavy Sports, Bowers believes that Smith is a great person, a good locker room leader, and that so far, he's just had some unlucky breaks.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Gee family has now settled down in Hawaii, only traveling during school breaks.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2025
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That led to a couple of scoring lulls, especially in the first half.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, why did the offense experience so many extended lulls against opposing bullpens (even as, in another contradiction, its overall performance against bullpens was in line with 2024)?—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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This resulted in the disruption of non-essential public services, including pauses in funding and federal employee salaries, the closure of national parks and administrative delays across federal agencies.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Because the Dolce Vita runs on regular Italian tracks, there are occasional pauses for more mundane events like engine swaps, traffic snarlups and delays.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Now is the time to stand up for Virginia jobs — not encourage more mass layoffs.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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There are moments in life when people face gaps in employment, whether from reduced hours, caregiving, illness, or layoffs.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The average response time for phone calls dropped to 6 minutes from 30 minutes in the prior fiscal year; field office wait times decreased to 23 minutes; and removal of online service downtimes has benefited an additional 125,000 users in a single week, according to the agency's findings.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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The interruptions during the examination proved costly, as the NFL fined the Giants $200,000, Daboll $100,000, and Skattebo $15,000 for violating the league’s concussion protocol, the NFL and NFLPA announced in a joint statement Friday.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The routine — which sparked some friendly interruptions at the judges' table — also earned three 10s and one 9.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Time-outs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-outs. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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