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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
It's been a dominating force in the industry for decades, with only a few hiccups along the way.
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 26 June 2025
This supply hiccup threatened continuity across millions of square feet of interiors.
—Georges Berberi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
There’s nothing simple or easy about this strange hiccup in the nearly flawless Georgia recruiting system.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Despite hiccups, including an accounting fraud scandal, and $475 million in losses last year as the company poured hundreds of millions of dollars into coffee beans, store rent and other costs, Luckin's profit margins have rapidly ballooned.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 June 2025
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 26 June 2025
This supply hiccup threatened continuity across millions of square feet of interiors.
—Georges Berberi, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
There’s nothing simple or easy about this strange hiccup in the nearly flawless Georgia recruiting system.
—Matt Hayes, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Despite hiccups, including an accounting fraud scandal, and $475 million in losses last year as the company poured hundreds of millions of dollars into coffee beans, store rent and other costs, Luckin's profit margins have rapidly ballooned.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiccup
Noun
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Any degradation or discontinuity in the data, whether in terms of quality or quantity, could negatively affect the model's forecasting skill, scientists warn.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
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By definition, however, innovation creates discontinuities with the past that can generate social trauma.—
Edoardo Campanella,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2017
Noun
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Casual gamers can cable a console to the HDMI port, but some may find an input lag of 27.1 milliseconds a bit too long for serious action.—
Paul Ridden
July 24,
New Atlas,
24 July 2025
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There’s no noticeable lag between placing the pen on the screen and seeing the ink flow.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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Service interruptions are possible because of construction or weather.—
JP Shaffer
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
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Countries that were once polio-free have had polio outbreaks due to interruptions in childhood immunization programs caused by war and conflict.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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“Hiccup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiccup. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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