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as in suspended
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as in sudden
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as in intruded
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point
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Recent Examples of interrupted
Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
But with two of the team’s top three starters working back from seasons either severely interrupted or entirely wiped out by injury, manager Craig Stammen said Wednesday the Padres could begin 2026 with a six-man rotation.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Schlittler won’t be fully built up for his season debut after a back/lat issue interrupted his spring, but swingmen Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn can provide length.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The interrupted helium flow is confined to the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
But with two of the team’s top three starters working back from seasons either severely interrupted or entirely wiped out by injury, manager Craig Stammen said Wednesday the Padres could begin 2026 with a six-man rotation.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
The White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, but the Cubs’ nightcap was interrupted by a hard rain.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Schlittler won’t be fully built up for his season debut after a back/lat issue interrupted his spring, but swingmen Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn can provide length.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The sudden rise of Tyler Ballgame from the Eagle Rock scene is something Perry seems to feel some ambivalence about.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.—
Steven Yoder,
States Newsroom,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Other transcripts show students switching back to their own writing when AI responses felt too generic or disconnected from their argument.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The result was an explosion of Software-as-a-Service products and a sprawling, fragmented mess of disconnected data.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Welniak added that her brother, Jack, is dating Tennessee pitcher Sage Mardjetko, the former Lemont standout.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Rangers did retain Robert Garcia, Jacob Latz and Chris Martin, their next three highest in terms of innings pitched, and added Tyler Alexander, Carter Baumler and Jakob Junis in an effort to retool the bullpen.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is what led my friend and me to our idle accounting of new-media punditry.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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The game against a 76ers team that was idle Sunday will decide the potentially critical tiebreaker in the three-game head-to-head series.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Homecoming for Pope Jordan Pope scored 12 points in 33 minutes for Texas playing in his native Bay Area, coming back after suffering a broken foot late in a second-round win over Gonzaga.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gertie’s broken tail was a desperate and heartbreaking sign of her relief and gratitude, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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There's no numbered ticketing system, so keep track of your place in line or a regular will cut in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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As director Bill Benz noted in our profile of Chris Fleming, Live at the Palace feels like a wildlife documentary, where the cameras move, zoom, and cut in hopes of capturing this majestic creature in its element.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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NewJeans, one of the most exciting and innovative recent K-pop groups, has been largely inactive since 2024 due to a baroque legal dispute with the HYBE subsidiary ADOR.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard would be the top options to start if Brown and/or White are inactive.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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