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When items in a list already contain commas, the writer should separate the items in the list using

commas.
hyphens.
periods.
semicolons.

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Semicolons.

Use semicolons to separate list items that already contain commas to avoid confusion. Example: "We visited Albany, New York; Springfield, Illinois; and Salem, Oregon."