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Recent Examples of caesura
For instance, the caesura that is commonly found at the center of each line of Anglo-Saxon verse conveyed a meaning to native speakers that is lost to us today.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.
—Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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
Nearly every line is interrupted with a caesura (a period, em dash, comma or question mark), mirroring a zigzagging mind.
—Mark Wunderlich Victoria Chang, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
However, with a likely yearslong caesura between Muti’s tenure and, well, whoever’s, why get ahead of ourselves?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
Details like these are scattered throughout the first half of the novella, partly so Wallace can establish a generational caesura between Fogle and his father, the Reagan-campaign contributor.
—Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
There's a caesura, and then all the hands in the congregation go up.
—Michael Paterniti, GQ, 26 June 2018
Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
With National Socialism from 1933, however, a caesura occurred that is still unparalleled today.
—Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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
Nearly every line is interrupted with a caesura (a period, em dash, comma or question mark), mirroring a zigzagging mind.
—Mark Wunderlich Victoria Chang, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
However, with a likely yearslong caesura between Muti’s tenure and, well, whoever’s, why get ahead of ourselves?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
Details like these are scattered throughout the first half of the novella, partly so Wallace can establish a generational caesura between Fogle and his father, the Reagan-campaign contributor.
—Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022
There's a caesura, and then all the hands in the congregation go up.
—Michael Paterniti, GQ, 26 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caesura
Noun
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The ant, curled like a comma in my palm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Square Lake looks suspiciously like a comma.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was a pause in the action in the fourth inning when plate umpire Brian O’Nora exited with concussion-like symptoms after getting hit by a foul ball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Let’s pause here for a moment for an important bit of context.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Available on demand to Apple Music subscribers, Lady Gaga’s intimate performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles features a performance of her entire last album complete with rearrangements and interludes.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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On his latest album of shaky rapping and abstract interludes, the multi-hyphenate creator finds a strange middle ground.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
Noun
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After disc removal, the resulting interspace requires robust reconstruction to restore height, alignment, and stability.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2026
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
Noun
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Djena got her backpack and climbed out through the bathroom window, on the second floor.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Every transfer window seemed to hold the squad in a state of permanent agitation.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The tapping may provide information about structural discontinuities, density changes or the presence of tunnels themselves, even when those tunnels are no longer empty.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Seismologists identified 459 earthquakes since 1990 that occurred beneath the Mohorovičić discontinuity.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That lag means several million barrels per day remain offline, leading to further draws on rapidly depleting inventories.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Europe will feel a similar impact to Asia, but with about a four-week lag, experts say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The prose is hypnotic, all the more so for its many digressions and parentheses, unveiling tiny set pieces like so many Fabergé eggs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Caesura.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caesura. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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