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Recent Examples of comma
In contrast to Johnson’s emphatic remarks, comma, Geragos was circumspec and measured in her own presentation.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Gemini’s poem doesn’t use punctuation beyond commas and periods, while Copilot’s poem feels lacking with its line breaks and enjambment that read like prose.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
None of the jazz conversation without full stops and commas.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Gemini took care with its enjambment, carefully crafting stanzas, but didn’t use punctuation outside of periods and commas.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Gemini’s poem doesn’t use punctuation beyond commas and periods, while Copilot’s poem feels lacking with its line breaks and enjambment that read like prose.
—PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
None of the jazz conversation without full stops and commas.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Gemini took care with its enjambment, carefully crafting stanzas, but didn’t use punctuation outside of periods and commas.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
Noun
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As such, the release dates listed below are for Paramount+ Premium, followed by Showtime’s dates in parentheses.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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In the following, the text inside the parentheses is mine.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Her father, a church preacher on Second and College streets, would drive the family into downtown Louisville three times a week for church services while Herron, through the car window, would watch groups of people underneath bridges and viaducts.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
4 July 2025
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This new spot at Third and Lafayette has inside service as well as an outside walk-up window.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Decisions are made, the next task appears, and there’s little pause to examine what worked or what missed.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Even though no funding has been cut, Jackson condemned the administration, contending the effect of the pause is going to be massive and could result in North Carolina firing about 1,000 educators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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With a shortage of top prospects and a lag in analytics, the Rockies are having to rush some of their best prospects due to the team’s needs at the major league level.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025
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Key Takeaways Small caps lead weekly gains, Russell 2000 jumps 3.5% Jobs report shows strength, but private sector lags behind Markets calm despite tariff uncertainty and Elon Musk drama Despite the abbreviated trading week, stocks posted decent gains.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Although this policy assumption will tend to ameliorate GDP deceleration, monetary policy acts with a significant time lag.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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But does the time lag tend to produce results that are outdated or no longer relevant?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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This explosive interlude served as a dazzling palate cleanser, a burst of color and sound that illuminated the damp Austin sky.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
7 July 2025
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Cadence’s voiceovers are poetic and thoughtful; however, the jarring interludes of barely distinguishable images meant to represent her fractured mind are distracting.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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