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as in interruption
a break in continuity
there were intervals of thousands of years between the major ice ages
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2
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
unable to find my way out of the maze, I cheated and squeezed through a convenient interval in the hedge
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Recent Examples of interval
So, when Yoshida reread Tsutsui’s novel after an interval of years, its story of an elderly man trying to restart his life while pursued by his past struck him as timely.
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Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
The celestial phenomenon happens a few times during every lunar cycle because the moon’s orbit is elliptical, meaning there are intervals when Earth’s only permanent natural satellite is closer or farther from the planet.
—Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval.
—Margaret Talev, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Four more are out of appeals, and the state appears ready to put them to death in five-week intervals through the spring.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
The celestial phenomenon happens a few times during every lunar cycle because the moon’s orbit is elliptical, meaning there are intervals when Earth’s only permanent natural satellite is closer or farther from the planet.
—Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval.
—Margaret Talev, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Four more are out of appeals, and the state appears ready to put them to death in five-week intervals through the spring.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interval
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The next time this happens, use the interruption as an opportunity to do three things: Gather enough intel to understand the question, request, or problem at hand.Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The interruptions come against a backdrop of concerns over Russian sabotage operations in Europe and elsewhere, prompted by Western support for Ukraine in its defensive war against Moscow.David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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But that still leaves a $450,000 gap to meet the deadline.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The unconformity, or ‘time gap,’ demonstrates that years of history are missing.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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For instance, in May, China held a trilateral summit with South Korea and Japan after a five-year hiatus.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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After a hiatus that lasted 40 years, ABBA returned with new music in 2021.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company completed 18 drill holes at MacArthur and four core drill holes at Yerington.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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At the bottom was a chain-link fence with an enormous hole.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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But the return of Terry Silver and that horrible Sekai Taikai tragedy seemed to put any hope for romance on pause, at least for now.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Nov. 2024
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For months now, 8 million borrowers enrolled in SAVE have been on pause, not being asked to make payments while the courts slowly decide whether the repayment plan is legal.Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Interval.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interval. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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