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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

"The Doctor promised to be present to give a scientific and philosophical view of these communications," parenthesized the interrogator.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 by Various

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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