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parenthesize

[puh-ren-thuh-sahyz] / pəˈrɛn θəˌsaɪz /


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The parenthesized 'maybe' is because it's not clear to me that an artificial intelligence will be a threat long enough to continue to do serious damage to our species.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2015

But, above all, the tiger-tongued and viper-voiced version of Susan is solidly parenthesized: they’re Susan’s own invention, whipped up in an instant as a theatrical escape hatch.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2015

Each is a petri dish parenthesized by ocean, fermenting its unique varietal of weirdness.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2011

When anyone is talking it is discourteous to interrupt, whereas to lay hold of a gentleman's hand outright, as Jurgen parenthesized, is a little forward.

From Jurgen A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell

He must be past seventy now,” he parenthesized.

From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

Elliptical, digressing, self-interrupting, parenthesizing, Herzen wrote as he spoke, in a torrent of ideas, reminiscences, and literary and historical allusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026




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