parenthetical
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Woven into the narratives are interludes—some are standalone chapters, others are lengthy parenthetical additions—that flash forward to reveal the anticlimaxes of the characters’ latter years and, as Ms. Li views it, their irrelevance to posterity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Even buried in a parenthetical as it is, the word “mandamus” jumps off the page as a threat to seek an extraordinary intervention by the appellate court.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Later, Cyrus performed the song live for the first time, adding some parenthetical asides to the lyrics.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
Just then, for the first time since he had lain down, Zooey, with his eyes still shut, compressed his lips—very much, as a matter of parenthetical fact, in the habitual style of his mother.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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