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Recent Examples of comma
Starmer, a former human-rights lawyer, approaches every problem with an arid obsession with process rather than outcome—as if, when people follow every dot and comma of the rules, nothing bad can happen and no one should complain.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Here is a mom falling over cackling at the comma-rich DM her extremely funny daughter, Mandy Brooke, sent to Lil Wayne.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The swim tracks were likely imprinted when the theropods scratched the bottom of the water with their middle toe, resulting in grooves that appear straight or curved, like a comma, the researchers noted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Silver streaked the black comma of his fringe.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
Here is a mom falling over cackling at the comma-rich DM her extremely funny daughter, Mandy Brooke, sent to Lil Wayne.
—Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
The swim tracks were likely imprinted when the theropods scratched the bottom of the water with their middle toe, resulting in grooves that appear straight or curved, like a comma, the researchers noted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Silver streaked the black comma of his fringe.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comma
Noun
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Top 10 With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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See the full list of this year’s Peabody Award winners below, listed by category and in alphabetical order (with network/platform in parentheses).—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
23 Apr. 2026
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The debut feature from Cole Webley, written by Robert Machoian and starring John Magaro expand to LA and Omaha, NE 5/1 and adds additional markets 5/8 through to a full 45-day theatrical window.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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As Bertha whips up breakfast for their boarders, the couple peers out of the window, watching Bynum Walker (a fantastic Ruben Santiago-Hudson) dance with the pigeons and riffle through Seth’s vegetable garden.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Scott will be 25 years old as a rookie, which gives the pairing some pause, but the Bills are currently without a backup nickel at this point.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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And while the country experiences spectacular sunsets thanks to its varied landscapes, west-facing coast, and wide ocean views, few spots are as perfect for a momentary pause to watch the sun go down as in Lisbon.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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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
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The chief judge’s office didn’t immediately respond to questions from the Tribune about how the office approached the notifications that Talley had dropped off the map, or comment on what led to the 48-hour lag time before a hearing.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a slight lag in service when to-go orders start coming in — Anthony needs to be reminded to pick up the phone — and some tables wait a little too long for entrees.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The time lag breaks momentum, and people who are unfamiliar with design begin to settle.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The device works by comparing the time lag between two beams of light traveling through the fiber optic cable in the spiraling coils and back.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Sep. 2020
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Elaborate stages are built for the camera close-ups as much as the crowd, often featuring prefab cinematic interludes, ornately detailed costumes, titillating dance moves and surreal, maximalist graphics.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Comma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comma. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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