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 Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses. —
Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Each writer’s personal ranking will appear in parentheses next to their name. —Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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
Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 Each writer’s personal ranking will appear in parentheses next to their name. —Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentheses
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Position two or three oven racks at even intervals and heat the oven to three-fifty.— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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Rain chances may linger into Thursday and Friday, though intervals of sun are also possible as temperatures hold in the mid to upper 60s.— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
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Burke spoke only to consent to intermittent interruptions of his preliminary hearing, allowing the court to address other pending matters.— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
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Quality family time without interruptions or distractions is easily found here.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Over nearly two decades, BIGBANG has weathered member departures, legal controversies, and years-long hiatuses.— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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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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In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.— Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Policymakers, especially here in Tokyo, would be wise to accept more foreign workers to plug labor gaps, but that’s not a durable answer on its own.— Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Women also have more hypopneas (shallow breaths with less oxygen flow), whereas men tend toward apneas (complete pauses in breathing).— Katie Camero, SELF, 16 Apr. 2026
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, premature babies can experience these pauses along with a slow heart rate or low blood oxygen levels.— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Parentheses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/parentheses. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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