as in interrupting
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
a stranger cut in with unsolicited advice on how we could fix our relationship
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When the material is loaded up with pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, they would be released as the hydrogel softens, interrupting the pain pathway and bringing relief to patients.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The only problem is that interrupting people’s work and putting them in a room together doesn’t do anything positive for your culture by itself.—
Joe Moglia,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Pushing and carrying and pulling heavy weights taught me to get comfortable with breaking in order to become stronger, more resilient.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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At left guard and left tackle, the offense is breaking in a second-year player who’s a former tackle and a rookie in San Diego’s Josh Simmons, who last played a regular-season game in October.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Cutting in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutting%20in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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