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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
Those efforts to disrupt the elections also came in the form of hacking.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Like most major league teams that don’t own their own TV networks, the Rockies’ money stream was disrupted by the demise of regional sports networks.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
The researchers also showed that disrupting F-acting in aged brains restored brain autophagy to levels seen in youth and reversed certain cellular markers of brain aging.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Republicans have already put forth 120 lawsuits in 26 states to curb, challenge, and disrupt the 2024 returns.
—Jeff Raikes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Like most major league teams that don’t own their own TV networks, the Rockies’ money stream was disrupted by the demise of regional sports networks.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
The researchers also showed that disrupting F-acting in aged brains restored brain autophagy to levels seen in youth and reversed certain cellular markers of brain aging.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Republicans have already put forth 120 lawsuits in 26 states to curb, challenge, and disrupt the 2024 returns.
—Jeff Raikes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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As his questioning crosses taboos and boundaries, raising Sister Barnes’ hackles, cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung’s camera, which has been cutting between various degrees of close-up as the conversation progresses, breaks free from stasis.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Democrats appear unlikely to break the supermajority at the Statehouse, even as some of the most competitive races remain uncalled.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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The photos, not graphic but disturbing all the same, were allegedly taken at the scene of the Delphi murders — the double homicide of two best friends, Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14, in rural Delphi, Indiana, in 2017.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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The skit started with the actors seeming disturbed.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, his victims would begin to figure out what was going on, and the slick façade would fracture.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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The path forward requires leaders to acknowledge valid concerns while preventing partisan divisions from fracturing workplace cohesion.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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While the technical side of blockchain may still confuse most people, the concept of digital currency is mainstream.Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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All these bases on balls confused fans back in Los Angeles; nobody walks in L.A.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was first reported at 11:43 a.m., destroyed one building, damaged at least three others, and downed utility wires along 17th Street.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The fire destroyed an apartment building near Ammons Street and West 12th Avenue, killing two cats and displacing four people, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Once the road trip ends, Bronny will be shuffling between the G-League and the main Lakers roster.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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These relationships shuffle among the large, contentious staff — Mexican, white, Italian, black, Muslim, Albanian, and Dominican, a panoply of types whose individuality keeps the action lively, timely, yet unpredictable.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Roofing contractors said good roofs with years of life left are being replaced ahead of schedule to allow insurers to reduce their risk going forward.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Opened in 1956, Sunnyvale High School, the city’s second public high school, worked to achieve collaboration between students and educators, aiming to reduce violence and enrich the curriculum during the interracial tension that marked the 1960s and ’70s.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, the movie is a fiasco from the start, confused, disorganized, and often nonsensical; this one just appears to have gotten away from Ponsoldt.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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The downside is that the caddy may be disorganized.BestReviews, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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