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Recent Examples of comma
The comma in the title of Bon Iver‘s three-track October EP Sable, was always there for a reason.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The only difference between that ominous sentence and the one that originally appeared in the paper on Oct. 18, 1924, is the comma that now separates the two halves.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
In response to Melissa McCarthy posting a photo of herself and her husband on Instagram, Streisand asked the question on everyone’s mind, without even using a comma to separate the independent clause.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, my prayer is that this news will be but a comma in the HTDA story, not a period.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
The only difference between that ominous sentence and the one that originally appeared in the paper on Oct. 18, 1924, is the comma that now separates the two halves.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
In response to Melissa McCarthy posting a photo of herself and her husband on Instagram, Streisand asked the question on everyone’s mind, without even using a comma to separate the independent clause.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
Noun
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Top 10 With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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San Diego Union-Tribune High School Softball Poll (First-place votes in parentheses; points awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis) 1.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The witness told investigators that Griffin swerved to cut off Francis, court documents read, at which point Francis pulled up beside the of the green Sierra and allegedly fired four to five shots into the truck through the front window on the drivers’ side.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2025
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Recorder summaries are supported, but Gemini Nano has a very nano context window.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The president announced a 90-day pause for several countries but increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hedge fund honcho Bill Ackman joined a growing list of President Donald Trump's billionaire backers calling for the White House to slam the brakes on tariffs just hours before Trump authorized a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for most countries that went into effect Wednesday morning.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.—
Uwe Westphal,
Sun Sentinel,
16 July 2024
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During the concert Friday night, the important silences between movements — caesuras central to the impact of the music — were consistently broken by applause.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Nevertheless, healthcare lags behind other sectors in the implementation of digital strategies, according to Dr Rainer Sibbel, professor of international health management at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.—
Sally Percy,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The shot of the match That lag putt will be the shot heard ‘round the first season of TGL.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to her research, traditional fashion weeks lead to overproduction, and the time lag between the reveal of designs during traditional fashion weeks and availability leads to a disconnect that alienates young generations.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Having the FPVs with the assault troops cuts that time lag to seconds.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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These songs mess with interspace.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2021
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Muay Thai is more a motif, here, than a driver of action, as many subsequent boxing interludes tie together multiple storylines.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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So, these black holes would produce powerful jets both early and later in their lifetimes, with an interlude in the middle where the jets are either weak or nonexistent.—
David Garofalo,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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