intermitted

verb

Definition of intermittednext
past tense of intermit
as in interrupted

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  1. interrupted
  2. discontinued
  3. dispersed
  4. suspended
  5. disbanded
Verb
  • Emotions run high after Maggie discovers Nick's affair with Alice, but their tense conversation is abruptly interrupted when their daughter Isla finds Alice placing Max in the bathtub.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Her brood sometimes interrupted her speech.
    Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of interrupted
Verb
  • Toy was discontinued in 1951 The radioactive toy is considered extremely dangerous today, but in the 1950s, radioactivity wasn’t considered a flaw.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the Snack Wrap has been missing from McDonald's menus since it was discontinued in 2016.
    Peter Burke, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of discontinued
Verb
  • After a year of touring, the girls dispersed to focus on solo projects, and a band reunion is expected to take place in 2025.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The sheer magnitude of the eruption sent volcanic material high into the stratosphere, creating an ash cloud that blanketed the skies and dispersed across the globe.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • She has been suspended without pay, according to a spokesman for the New York Police Department.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Health officials have since suspended the sale of all raw milk products from Raw Farms, after detecting the virus in bottled products and bulk milk storage at the company’s bottling facility.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • When Laffer put it on napkin after the dismal December 6 close, and the meeting participants disbanded thereafter to their own haunts, information permeated to the exchange by Monday, and up for good went stocks.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The officers were part of a crime-suppression team called the Scorpion Unit, which was disbanded after Nichols’ death.
    Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of disbanded
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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