1
as in fractured
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places
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as in disturbed
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine
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Recent Examples of disrupted
The conflict has disrupted energy production in the Middle East and led to a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route.
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Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The conflict has also disrupted airspace across parts of the Middle East, forcing airlines to reroute flights, particularly between Europe and Asia, along longer routes that burn more fuel and keep aircraft in the air for longer.
—Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The war, which disrupted shipping via the world's most vital oil export route, has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel, pushing airline tickets on some routes sky-high, and sparking fears of a deep travel slump that could lead to widespread grounding of planes.
—Shivangi Lahiri, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Labor market anxiety was on full display last month when markets dropped on a Citrini Research report outlining an extreme scenario where AI disrupted every manner of knowledge jobs faster than the economy and policymakers could manage the transition.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
The war has disrupted a major oil shipping route off the coast of Iran, virtually shutting it down.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Chinese tech companies, from robotaxis to smartphones, have also expanded rapidly in the Gulf, but strikes in the region disrupted their operations.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
What’s more, women were more likely to report that family responsibilities affected their sleep and that their partner’s snoring disrupted it.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 9 Mar. 2026
After the rally is disrupted by an explosive, Kayce joins the Marshals to help track down the perpetrator.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The conflict has also disrupted airspace across parts of the Middle East, forcing airlines to reroute flights, particularly between Europe and Asia, along longer routes that burn more fuel and keep aircraft in the air for longer.
—Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
The war, which disrupted shipping via the world's most vital oil export route, has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel, pushing airline tickets on some routes sky-high, and sparking fears of a deep travel slump that could lead to widespread grounding of planes.
—Shivangi Lahiri, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Labor market anxiety was on full display last month when markets dropped on a Citrini Research report outlining an extreme scenario where AI disrupted every manner of knowledge jobs faster than the economy and policymakers could manage the transition.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
The war has disrupted a major oil shipping route off the coast of Iran, virtually shutting it down.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Chinese tech companies, from robotaxis to smartphones, have also expanded rapidly in the Gulf, but strikes in the region disrupted their operations.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
What’s more, women were more likely to report that family responsibilities affected their sleep and that their partner’s snoring disrupted it.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 9 Mar. 2026
After the rally is disrupted by an explosive, Kayce joins the Marshals to help track down the perpetrator.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupted
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Celtics backup center Nikola Vucevic fractured his right ring finger Friday night and is expected to miss at least the next three weeks.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kurdish opposition parties both in Iran and across the region are fractured, with differing ideologies and competing agendas.—
John Calabrese,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2026
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The hornets are extremely aggressive when the nest is disturbed.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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The executions had shaken many Manbij residents, but others—disturbed by the crime and disorder—were grateful that someone was finally willing to take a stand.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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State and local officials broke ground on a new mental health campus in Norwalk with over 150 beds at the Metropolitan State Hospital.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Last Friday, Altman posted on X that OpenAI had reached an agreement with DOD just hours after news broke that Anthropic’s relationship with the administration would be dissolved.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Carlson clearly got confused between the arsonist and the fire brigade.—
Calev Myers,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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They are confused by all the activity.—
Via Chronicle Books,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Athens then destroyed Melos and launched the Sicily Expedition with overwhelming force and no coherent theory of governance for what came next.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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What supports will schools offer to students who are emotionally impacted by this sudden disruption, especially those who have already been shuffled around multiple times?—
Randy Ribay,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drained from work, Irvi shuffled down the stairs in sweatpants.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Halsey said the women’s identities were reduced to billboard images during the investigation of their deaths.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Second, the swift realignment of NASA Goddard’s priorities with the President’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year — a realignment that occurred when the budget was still only a request — reduced the availability of mission formulation and mission engineering personnel to work on AXIS.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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News was spreading through the gym that Sage Hill had just upset Sierra Canyon 57-54 in Chatsworth in the other Open semifinal — one of the most shocking upsets in state basketball history.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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