ellipsis
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Though the title jams everybody together in one breathless, unpunctuated rush, this is very much a movie about distance within families; an ellipsis between each word might have been apt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Roberts created it with an ellipsis that edited out the actual law and created what can only be seen as a deliberate misapplication of precedent.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025
His comedic rhythm feels like a throwback, with a lot of zingers and jokes that rely on audience laughter as a sort of ellipsis between punchlines.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2023
This ellipsis is a casual piece of grammar.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2022
Five minutes later, still nothing, not even an ellipsis, and I feel a little sick about it.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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