1
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
steam was rising from a hiatus in the ground
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2
as in void
an incomplete or deficient area
a hiatus in the law which prevented the district attorney from prosecuting the offenders
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3
as in interruption
a break in continuity
a three-year hiatus before the fifth book in the series appeared
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Recent Examples of hiatus
Indiana resumed executions in December after a yearslong hiatus due to a scarcity of lethal injection drugs nationwide.
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Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Indiana resumed executions after a hiatus due to scarcity of lethal injection drugs that affected correctional departments nationwide.
—CBS News, 20 May 2025
The actor was struggling with alcoholism and took a hiatus from acting in the mid-2000s.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Amazon and FedEx are reviving a ground delivery partnership after a six-year hiatus.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 May 2025
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Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Indiana resumed executions after a hiatus due to scarcity of lethal injection drugs that affected correctional departments nationwide.
—CBS News, 20 May 2025
The actor was struggling with alcoholism and took a hiatus from acting in the mid-2000s.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2025
Amazon and FedEx are reviving a ground delivery partnership after a six-year hiatus.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiatus
Noun
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Room to grow is great, but if the gap is too big, you might be frustrated to not get anywhere close to 240 frames per second (fps) at 4K.—
Brad Bourque,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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In addition to his recent deep dive into the 2023 porch footage, Torre has also been behind several bombshells dropped about Hudson and Belichick, who have a 49-year age gap.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Machine learning combined with AI fills the data processing void and allows brands to deliver personalized experiences both rapidly and at scale.—
Amit Ojha,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Also, opening up the plants a little can allow new shoots to fill the voids.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Seamless travel will look like fewer interruptions and shorter wait times while technology works quietly in the background.—
Omry Litvak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Career interruptions in a workforce often dismissive of aging women.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 May 2025
Noun
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For decades, conservationists successfully plugged that hole by arguing in court that the ESA’s prohibition of harm to individual species includes destroying a species’ habitat.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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Other cavity nesters such as woodpeckers will make holes in trees, and those can also be adopted by tree swallows, flickers, kestrels and chickadees.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Repeat this treatment, if needed, at weekly intervals until the ants stop rebuilding. 4.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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There have been plenty of other attempts in that interval.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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Live recordings, put on pause during the pandemic, haven’t yet restarted.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Hiatus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiatus. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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