Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reduction in pace, force, or intensity; a slowdown.
- noun A temporary stop; a pause.
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- noun A
pause or period of slackening.
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Examples
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Google has been maintaining its leadership role very well without any kind of letup!
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Iowa coach Todd Lickliter called it a "letup" by Michigan State.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010
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Iowa coach Todd Lickliter called it a "letup" by Michigan State.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010
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But for many admissions offices, there appears to have been no letup.
admissions 2010
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There is no letup in violence in Afghanistan where a suicide bomber has killed at least 30 people.
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To coin a Spanish phrase, Barcelona played sin prisa pero sin pausa: with no haste, but with no letup either.
Barcelona 2-0 Valencia (3-1 agg) | Copa del Rey semi-final match report 2012
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Abortion rights have been under attack without any letup since the initial SCOTUS ruling.
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It could halt such attacks, but some analysts have warned that any letup in the bombing could quickly backfire.
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There was no sign of a letup in a security crackdown that started on the eve of Ramadan, 11 days ago.
Syrians plan 'no kneeling' day of demonstrations against killings 2011
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There is no letup in violence in Afghanistan where a suicide bomber has killed at least 30 people.
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