intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌin-tər-ˈmi-shən 
1
: an interval between the parts of an entertainment (such as the acts of a play)
2
: the act of intermitting : the state of being intermitted
intermissionless
adjective
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Examples of intermission in a Sentence
We'll return after a brief intermission.
an awkward intermission between speeches
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Playing 39 of 40 minutes, the 6-foot-5 senior led UF with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting, including 5 of 7 from beyond the arc as UF hit 7 of 10 after intermission.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Bates and Grill were both 4-for-4 from the line after intermission, however, which was no small thing in a game decided by eight points.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Up 3-1 in the second period, the Bolts’ Nick Paul scored with eight seconds left before intermission.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot going on, both thematically — art versus capitalism, postwar PTSD, Jewish assimilation — and structurally: There’s an overture, an epilogue, and even an intermission!
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Bates and Grill were both 4-for-4 from the line after intermission, however, which was no small thing in a game decided by eight points.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Up 3-1 in the second period, the Bolts’ Nick Paul scored with eight seconds left before intermission.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
There’s a lot going on, both thematically — art versus capitalism, postwar PTSD, Jewish assimilation — and structurally: There’s an overture, an epilogue, and even an intermission!
—Kevin Lincoln, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən
1
: pause entry 1 sense 1, interruption
work without intermission
2
: a pause or interval between the parts of an entertainment (as the acts of a play)
Medical Definition
intermission
noun
in·ter·mis·sion
ˌint-ər-ˈmish-ən
: the space of time between two paroxysms of a disease compare arrest, cure entry 1 sense 1, remission
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