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Recent Examples of interrupt
So far, Hopkins investigators have seen more than 100 federal research grants canceled, delayed or interrupted.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Bankruptcy fears for the toy industry and beyond Weak confidence among consumers could interrupt the business cycle.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Certain species flash patterns as a warning signal, while others use light like an alarm system, drawing in larger predators to interrupt an attack.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Every second local passing by the entrance as Hett outlined why the Miners Rescue is so interwoven with Wrexham’s history interrupted to ask the same question.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Bankruptcy fears for the toy industry and beyond Weak confidence among consumers could interrupt the business cycle.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Certain species flash patterns as a warning signal, while others use light like an alarm system, drawing in larger predators to interrupt an attack.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Every second local passing by the entrance as Hett outlined why the Miners Rescue is so interwoven with Wrexham’s history interrupted to ask the same question.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
Verb
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There is, however, disagreement among conservatives about whether Trump is overreaching — intruding into a matter that should be left to more local authority.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Just such a breakdown had occurred in Vietnam and Burma in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when colonial authorities began to intrude into peasant life, privatizing village lands, forests, and fisheries and introducing a multitude of punishing taxes.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Travel delays don’t bother Blues The Blues got stuck in Winnipeg after Game 5 due to an issue with the plane that was bringing them back to St. Louis.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Luckily, my dog doesn’t bother the plants—except the ones in the garden—but this plant stand gives me peace of mind anyway.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Therefore, markets expect that either the FOMC’s statement or Powell’s press conference on May 7 may contain some suggestion that interest rates could be cut in the very near term.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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On April 29, the Princess of Wales got back to her millennial roots by ditching baggy denim cuts in favor of brown skinny jeans during a visit to Scotland with Prince William.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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In the draft alone, the Browns added two quarterbacks.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Graves added that taking on the U.S. is the biggest issue now to Canadians, more than the cost of living.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 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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Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2023
Verb
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The weather service said there will be a break in storm activity later in the morning, but by mid- to late afternoon, another wave of showers and thunderstorms is expected to push through.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2025
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Dior’s high jewelry campaign is set to break in May on the brand’s website, social media channels as well as print and digital media globally.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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