1
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground
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2
as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders
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3
as in interruption
a break in continuity
a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared
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Recent Examples of hiatus
After an almost three-year hiatus, Severance has finally returned, delivering a winning hourlong episode that focuses solely on the Innies in the wake of their mental jailbreak.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
That's when Lorne Michaels decided to return from a five-year hiatus to try to breath new life into his creation.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Superga returned to Pitti Uomo last season after a four-year hiatus, teasing a retooling of the brand’s pillars that is coming full circle with the celebrations of the 2750 model, global brand manager and creative director Marco Tamponi explained.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The Rankings Boys are back in town after a two-week holiday hiatus — just in time for the midway point of the NHL season.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
That's when Lorne Michaels decided to return from a five-year hiatus to try to breath new life into his creation.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Superga returned to Pitti Uomo last season after a four-year hiatus, teasing a retooling of the brand’s pillars that is coming full circle with the celebrations of the 2750 model, global brand manager and creative director Marco Tamponi explained.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The Rankings Boys are back in town after a two-week holiday hiatus — just in time for the midway point of the NHL season.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiatus
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The Alpha Fund is geared toward investors seeking higher returns through more complex strategies, such as basis trading (exploiting pricing gaps between spot and futures markets) and derivatives trades.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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And yet, for the first time since that gap began to open, Notre Dame has an honest chance to go all the way.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The launch addresses a persistent void in the home video market, where South Asian cinema has been historically underserved by major distribution labels.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some analysts suggest that China, the U.S.'s geopolitical rival, will seize the opportunity to fill the void and strengthen its role as a global leader at Washington's expense.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, this decision leaves SNAP, which serves about 41 million Americans, and similar programs vulnerable to potential interruptions.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Public Health Health agency spokespeople issued a statement last week explaining that these were temporary interruptions designed to allow the Trump team to get up and running.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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But the concerns about how the state ended up in the budget hole to begin with, remains central to the blame game.—
Mikenzie Frost,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Harris English finished with a flurry Friday afternoon in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open, carding birdies on his final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead over Andrew Novak heading into Saturday’s final round.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the current study, to the authors’ knowledge, is the first to use mortality data to employ the life-table method: a statistical technique for analyzing death rates and the probabilities of survival or death at different age intervals.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Robert Lewandowski pulled one back with a 13th minute penalty, but the Greek striker on the other side of the ball completed his hat trick in just over half an hour meaning that Barca trailed 3-1 at the interval.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Democrats have raged over the order, with James announcing a plan to halt the pause, which is slated to be enacted by 5 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.—
Jack Birle,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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The film sees Williams, represented via a CGI monkey, start to reconnect with childhood friends after briefly hitting pause on his solo career.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Hiatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiatus. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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