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Recent Examples of interrupt
Spain’s attacking flow was also interrupted by a temporary failure of the floodlights which held up the play for a couple of minutes.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Remove the watch, and that data stream is interrupted without triggering an emergency call.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
That streak was interrupted in 2021, when, for the first time since its inception in 1982, COVID-19 concerns prompted the Academy to officially cancel the event, and then again, this year, due to the L.A. fires.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Host Kristen Bell caught up with her former costars Ted Danson and William Jackson Harper in the audience, with Danson interrupting the actress to question who her favorite costar is.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Remove the watch, and that data stream is interrupted without triggering an emergency call.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
That streak was interrupted in 2021, when, for the first time since its inception in 1982, COVID-19 concerns prompted the Academy to officially cancel the event, and then again, this year, due to the L.A. fires.
—Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Host Kristen Bell caught up with her former costars Ted Danson and William Jackson Harper in the audience, with Danson interrupting the actress to question who her favorite costar is.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
Verb
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The bride-to-be had no idea that her otherwise picturesque proposal was intruded upon by a nonchalant passerby.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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At about 40 mph, some tire hum and wind noise start to intrude in the cockpit, but not to an uncomfortable amount that turning up the music volume can’t drown it out.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2025
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Gathering at Scripps Research’s third annual Pandemic Preparedness Symposium last week, researchers working in virology and chemistry did not bother to debate whether or not H5N1 avian influenza will clear this rapidly shrinking hurdle.—
Paul Sisson,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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As Caro settled into life in a new country, one thing often bothered him.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trump proposed substantial spending cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in every single one of his budgets as president, the Washington Post reported last year.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Despite being cut in half, Florida’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability still watchdogs state programs.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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One that adds intermittent darkness, for instance, practically forces you to stand still for a few seconds until the lights flip back on (too slowly for my comfort).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Graduate-student unions, which now represent more than 150,000 students nationwide, add another layer of uncertainty.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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In Côte d’Ivoire, a civil war that began in 2002 led to the partition of the country, with a large UN force interposed between the two sides.—
Jon Western,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2011
Verb
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Young players are more likely to join clubs with a clear route to the first team — and players stay there after breaking in.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The sword, broken in two, might have been used by Vandal warriors and buried in a funeral ritual.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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