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 reality is that all premium creative models in the moving-image space are being disrupted by low-cost ones, powered by AI, free platforms, and new forms of piracy.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken over Jamaica as its inner core is disrupted by the mountainous terrain.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The state agency responsible for handling SNAP benefits says more updates will come later but confirmed the program will likely be disrupted due to the government shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Blake has just escaped rehab to return home, but the peace of his household is soon disrupted by a series of unwelcome visitors.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Schools and businesses would be disrupted.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In a foreshadowing of graver threats to come, this time GICs also disrupted the electrical signals that powered the rail network in London and surged through telephone lines around Chicago.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Online commenters claiming to have attended the protests said some rallies were disrupted by supporters of the Counter-Racist Action Collective, an organization that has staged counter-protests in the past.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Big Deal Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a major outage on October 20 that disrupted the websites of several major businesses, including Snapchat, Hulu, crypto exchange Coinbase, and the online brokerage Robinhood.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Hurricane Melissa is expected to weaken over Jamaica as its inner core is disrupted by the mountainous terrain.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The state agency responsible for handling SNAP benefits says more updates will come later but confirmed the program will likely be disrupted due to the government shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Blake has just escaped rehab to return home, but the peace of his household is soon disrupted by a series of unwelcome visitors.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Schools and businesses would be disrupted.
—Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In a foreshadowing of graver threats to come, this time GICs also disrupted the electrical signals that powered the rail network in London and surged through telephone lines around Chicago.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Online commenters claiming to have attended the protests said some rallies were disrupted by supporters of the Counter-Racist Action Collective, an organization that has staged counter-protests in the past.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Big Deal Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a major outage on October 20 that disrupted the websites of several major businesses, including Snapchat, Hulu, crypto exchange Coinbase, and the online brokerage Robinhood.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupted
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His backup fractured his ankle weeks later.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The murder of George Floyd and the ensuing riots in 2020 had fractured the public’s trust in law enforcement.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Invisible asbestos fibers can become airborne whenever materials containing asbestos are disturbed during demolition, renovation, or even routine maintenance.—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the literal definition of resilience is the ability of a system to return to its original baseline after being disturbed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The glass then broke on the ground.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Rollins broke the fall with his arm and immediately began favoring it upon landing.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The lot of us, dressed in our finery, descend upon the event, bidding a quick hello to Ronson and earning some stares from the upstate locals, confused by our presence—and matching outfits.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Herodotus reasoned that had Helen in fact been within the walls of Troy instead of in Egypt, the Trojans would surely have surrendered her to the Greeks rather than allow their city to be destroyed.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your homes may have been damaged or destroyed and your communities and towns no longer look the same.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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And after Paulsen’s five seasons in Washington, several of those Shanahan-tree coaches indeed shuffled Paulsen from building to building, staff to staff.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Backpacks borne and carry-ons in tow, travelers at Miami International Airport shuffled through serpentine security lines on Friday.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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To start, there are the fabric covers—the latest issue featuring a series of iconic William Morris prints, full-bleed images and heavyweight paper at a time when most of the industry has been reduced to flimsy stock.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
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Staffing has reportedly been reduced by 50 percent in some areas since the shutdown started.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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If done right, these assurances would improve Taiwan’s prospects of preserving self-rule while restraining its leadership from making political statements that upset the status quo.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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Even though moral victories are for losers, the only loss Mike McDaniel’s team should lower its head in shame about was that 31-6 Cleveland loss two weeks ago, but the Dolphins responded by upsetting the Atlanta Falcons last week.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Disrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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