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Synonyms & Antonyms for intermission
Synonyms
discontinuity, gap, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, interregnum, interruption, interstice, interval, parenthesis
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Yet despite all those mishaps, most of which came in the first half, coach Jeff Turley’s Vikings amassed a 35-0 intermission lead, then kept pouring it on the Tartarns. — Barry Faulkner, Daily Pilot, "Marina football dominates Torrance, improves to 2-0," 29 Aug. 2019 Online setlists hint the Stones’ set will hit two hours — and that doesn’t include time for the opening act and intermission. — Louis Hansen, The Mercury News, "How to use transit for the Rolling Stones concert," 17 Aug. 2019 To stay for both — there’s an intermission between them — costs $35. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "’The Animatronicans’: Orlando Fringe fave returns with double-header, theme-park meetup," 29 July 2019 The show includes two acts and an intermission, and engages audiences with Bunraku puppetry, an innovative costuming approach that brings the PAW Patrol characters to life on stage with their vehicles and pup packs. — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, "10 things to do with the kids this weekend: July 18-21," 16 July 2019 Jameel Richardson, who scored on a pair of 3-yard runs, added a 38-yard scoring romp with 3:48 before the intermission to put the home team up 20-14. — Robert Ladnier, al, "Kierston Rogers scores 4th-quarter TDs to lead Theodore past Daphne," 23 Aug. 2019 Diego Rubio scored three minutes after Kamara’s first-half stoppage-time goal giving the ‘Pids two markers just before the intermission. — Jake Shapiro, The Denver Post, "Five takeaways from the Colorado Rapids infectious offensive outburst against Montreal," 4 Aug. 2019 On theater nights, the Wolf and Bear Pub serves coffee, iced tea, lemon bars and other treats from Volcano’s Kneading Dough bakery before the show and at intermission. — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, "10 Gold Country sipping, dining and outdoor adventures," 10 Aug. 2019 After the intermission, Mayer returned to the stage for three acoustic songs with minimal backing. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, "John Mayer comfortably slides into musical middle age at chill Xcel Energy Center concert," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intermission.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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