interlude
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Synonyms & Antonyms for interlude
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discontinuity, gap, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis
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But thanks to its psychedelic interludes, openly spiritualist bent and jaw-dropping twist ending, the film developed a small but fervent word-of-mouth following. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Jacob’s Ladder,’ another remake nobody asked for, and more movies," 22 Aug. 2019 Opening with a saturated, scratchy chord that fractures into jitters, the score, conducted by Leslie Dunner, is most interesting in brief instrumental interludes. — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Central Park Five’ Turns Injustice Into Opera," 16 June 2019 Voice interludes incorporating actors from the film — like Donald Glover, Alfre Woodard, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and more — also appear among the soundtrack’s 27 tracks. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Listen to Beyoncé's Lion King: The Gift album featuring Jay-Z, Pharrell, more," 19 July 2019 The musicians who have opened the show quietly with a ballad emerge with a piano for a jazzy interlude, wearing alligator heads as hats. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "Review: Inside Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Luzia’ tent, you’ll find pure enchantment," 20 June 2019 His military career was marked by long stretches away from his family, punctuated by interludes of terror. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Must Reads: At this L.A. supper club, refugees share food and memories of the lives they left behind," 31 May 2019 After a brief interlude in comfortable flat shoes, Meghan later appeared sporting a second look—a khaki green pleated shirt dress. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle's First Event Since She Announced Her Pregnancy Compared to Kate Middleton's," 16 Oct. 2018 The compilation album was, in effect, a Kendrick Lamar record with some South African–dusted interludes. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "What’s Missing From Beyoncé’s Lion King Soundtrack," 19 July 2019 In no way is this at all a condemnation of Murray—or anyone—but looking back, what a bizarre interlude. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "50 Parting Thoughts From Wimbledon 2019," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interlude.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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