CAESURAS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

caesuras

noun

variants or caesurae

plural of caesura

as in spaces

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Noun

The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Nicole Durkin pauses while talking about her son Michael, 16, at her home in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

— Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pauses

Noun

What follows is a heady mixture of grief, desire, fantasy, and dance, complete with elaborate musical interludes and a delirious homage to Dirty Dancing.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
These luminous interludes also ease us into the memories of Jay’s father that keep intruding on his predicament.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of interludes

Noun

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

Noun

Microwave 10 tablespoons of the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH in 15- to 30-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026
Microwave in 30–45 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until smooth and fully melted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intervals

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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