punctuated

• The dialogue was edgy, all-American slang punctuated by Latin sayings. —  7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
• Steven Jay Gould, an acknowledged giant of biology and evolutionary theory (with Niles Eldridge he developed the theory--punctuated equilibrium--that effectively plugged the apparent "gaps" in the fossil record), felt that science and religion occupied non-competing spheres of influence, and that they could and should, for that reason, co-exist peacefully. —  Aeon Five
• “Nice slippers They're a gift from Isabelle, my granddaughter, Anna's girl.” His voice was raspy, his word punctuated with long pauses. —  FSF,August2008
• In biological terms, this regime of evolution can be tentatively interpreted as a punctuated-equilibrium-like phenomenon whereby evolutionary transitions are accompanied by rapid gene amplification and innovation, followed by slow relaxation to a new stationary state. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
• (That's how it's punctuated, at least, on official promotional materials, like the movie's website.) —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch

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