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also hiccough
as in discontinuity
a break in continuity
the business has grown steadily for 14 years, with only a few minor hiccups
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Recent Examples of hiccup
The Rockies committed three errors plus a brutal mental hiccup that gave the Padres six runs last night.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
There's one hiccup, though: Even though Windows 11 is a free update, more people still use Windows 10 than Windows 11, according to statcounter.com, a site that tracks operating system usage worldwide.
—Justin Pot, Wired News, 9 May 2025
And, assuming there are no hiccups, means the general release will appear next week.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Even when there were hiccups, the Vikings staff approved.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2025
There's one hiccup, though: Even though Windows 11 is a free update, more people still use Windows 10 than Windows 11, according to statcounter.com, a site that tracks operating system usage worldwide.
—Justin Pot, Wired News, 9 May 2025
And, assuming there are no hiccups, means the general release will appear next week.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Even when there were hiccups, the Vikings staff approved.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccup
Noun
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The risk is that their momentum could be disrupted by policy discontinuity, political lobbying, or shifting priorities in Washington.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Maintaining the fiction of continuity after the incommensurable discontinuity of Hutchins’s death is, at best, a highly questionable choice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
Noun
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His six errors are the most among National League catchers, and his 15.6% caught-stealing rate (five in 32 attempts) lags behind the league average of 23.6.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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The dark spiral arms lag behind the stellar arms, forming a sort of unseen shadow.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 6,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Because these assistants never push back, this behavior goes unchecked, potentially reinforcing real-world patterns of interruption and dominance that can undermine women in professional settings.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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One of his goals is to identify vulnerabilities and ensure facilities are secure to prevent criminal intrusions, property damage or interruptions to local operations, said Hebeler, who started working at the Poway station on April 4.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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“Hiccup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccup. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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