CAESURA Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

caesura

noun

Definition of caesura

as in comma

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Recent Examples of caesura For instance, the caesura that is commonly found at the center of each line of Anglo-Saxon verse conveyed a meaning to native speakers that is lost to us today. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2025 With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today. — Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024 During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause. — Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023 However, with a likely yearslong caesura between Muti’s tenure and, well, whoever’s, why get ahead of ourselves? — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Details like these are scattered throughout the first half of the novella, partly so Wallace can establish a generational caesura between Fogle and his father, the Reagan-campaign contributor. — Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022 For Rapsody’s verse, medial caesura fashions a rhythmic back and forth — a left-foot, right-foot two-step. — Adam Bradley, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021 There's a caesura, and then all the hands in the congregation go up. — Michael Paterniti, GQ, 26 June 2018

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And like Farrar’s Twitter character, dangling on that final, hopeful comma, the president’s critics still return to speculating that this next scandal might just be the one that delivers comeuppance.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Even if an applicant uses AI to help optimize their application, if a tracking system is flagging resumes for specific keywords or phrases, a misplaced comma may be the reason an applicant is never seriously considered, Dobson said.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of comma

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So does an extended interlude with Lee co-written by novelist Alexander Chee, the only installment on which Kazan does not have sole script credit.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, these were brief interludes in a smorgasbord of as many as six talks delivered with little interruption.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of interlude

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After disc removal, the resulting interspace requires robust reconstruction to restore height, alignment, and stability.

— Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 8 May 2026
Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body.

— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Sep. 2020

Definition of interspace

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If lenders perform hard credit inquiries, try to complete your rate shopping within a 14- to 45-day window; credit-scoring models generally treat multiple auto-loan inquiries made within this period as a single inquiry.

— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Crucially, however, there's an egress window in here, so it can also be used as a guest sleeping area (operable windows are required for tiny house loft bedrooms in most areas).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

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Primary focus is on breakthrough technologies and applications that create discontinuities in currently evolving technology trends.

— Stefan Becket, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
This is particularly true as AI generates ambiguity in business operations, whether due to discontinuities created by access suspension to models undergoing export control restrictions, or models adding watermarks that create questions of ownership.

— Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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