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as in to break
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places
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as in to disturb
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine
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Recent Examples of disrupt
Then, in 2020, Covid restrictions disrupted her income flow and offended her sense of individual rights.
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Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The prevalence of streaming services and social media has disrupted traditional broadcasters, leading to demands for innovation as well as regulatory change.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
But what seems like an idyllic epilogue for the character is soon disrupted by a Mexican cartel, leading to a brutal finale.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
If her access to blockers—or, later, to female hormones—is cut off, as her mother fears, her day-to-day existence will be catastrophically disrupted.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The prevalence of streaming services and social media has disrupted traditional broadcasters, leading to demands for innovation as well as regulatory change.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
But what seems like an idyllic epilogue for the character is soon disrupted by a Mexican cartel, leading to a brutal finale.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
If her access to blockers—or, later, to female hormones—is cut off, as her mother fears, her day-to-day existence will be catastrophically disrupted.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupt
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The Senate's version would break it up into two pieces for the sake of speed, and the House's version would wrap it into one massive package in the hopes of squeezing it through their narrow Republican majority.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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But what Trump has capitalized on is a simple reality that is true — and that is our system is broken.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The following story contains graphic language that may disturb some readers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Warren called his sister and was disturbed by their short conversation.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The biggest blow so far, though, came earlier this week when outfielder Blake Perkins fouled a pitch off his right shin, fracturing it and leaving him unavailable until May at the earliest, according to Murphy.—
Andrew Wagner,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The relationship between Leicester City — its players out on the pitch, the club’s hierarchy up in the boardroom, and its supporters in the stands — has fractured.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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This should not be confused as some kind of part-time mentoring role, like someone coming in to give a speech once in a while and then clearing off.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Don't let the term air fryer confuse you: These things are pretty much just small convection ovens that use fans to circulate hot air around your food in order to cook it evenly and efficiently.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
14 Feb. 2025
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Many other belongings from his tomb are believed to have been relocated due to the flooding that destroyed it.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni countersued, accusing Lively, Reynolds and Sloane of seeking to destroy his career.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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The plan involved shuffling around existing crew assignments to free up two of the four seats on a SpaceX capsule that launched in late September, so that Wilmore and Williams could occupy the seats on the return trip.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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For all of the conversation late last year analyzing how quickly Sporting KC might be able to shuffle the chairs — or even Vermes praising the way his team played Wednesday — a swap at striker, a swap in the mentality at striker, transcends everything else.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Guided by billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration has moved aggressively the past week to fire probationary workers across federal departments and agencies in an effort to drastically reduce the size of the government.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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An extra set of eyes and ears helps reduce the odds of injury.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Stressed or disorganized: Organization and development of study habits are a key part of academic success.—
Danielle Barreras,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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Supply chains that move food from growers to market are also disorganized and reliant on middlemen, a situation that eats into farmers’ profits and leads to considerable wastage.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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