ENTR'ACTES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

entr'actes

noun

plural of entr'acte

as in time lags

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Noun

Top 10 With records through Wednesday and last week’s ranking in parentheses.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Numbers in parentheses indicate passage numbers within each chapter.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of parentheses

Noun

Since 1972, timekeepers have added 27 positive leap seconds to UTC, at very irregular intervals.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Named Maai after a Japanese term (ma-ai) relating to meaningful spacing, timing, or intervals, the 154-foot superyacht combines Japanese restraint with Italian conviviality to create an onboard environment that can be both zen and buzzy.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of intervals

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The career included its hiccups, a not-yet-ready-for-primetime quarterback thrust into a starting role as a freshman, an on-campus protest in which the football team was lodged and, well, not as many wins as anyone involved would have liked.

— Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Buffalo’s Josh Allen remains one of the most watchable quarterbacks in the league (this despite his recent hiccups), and the 3-1 Raiders proved their mettle last weekend against their divisional rivals.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of hiccups

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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
Additionally, the frequent interludes of dialogue from the Idlewild movie released at the same time don’t add much to the proceedings, and function as more of an inside joke than anything else.

— John Hugar, SPIN, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of interludes

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Dressing your windows not only gives them a more finished look, window coverings bring a slew of benefits.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Parisians have taken to sticking aluminum foil to their windows to reflect sunlight, rolling down their window shutters and living in utter darkness, and forgoing any meals that require turning on the stove or oven.

— Jessica Roy, Curbed, 29 June 2026

Definition of windows

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Fast-swap batteries can also get the robot back to work without lengthy interruptions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
The five original Nobel Prizes were created under the terms of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel’s will and have been awarded since 1901, with only limited interruptions, chiefly during World War I and World War II.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of interruptions

Noun

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

Definition of discontinuities

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Through regular exercises and strategic updates, districts and institutions can pinpoint and remedy potential gaps in their protocols before a real cyber emergency forces them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
That included measuring wage gaps, educating factories, testing approaches to wage increases and using Fair Trade premiums to provide additional financial benefits to workers.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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