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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
American said Monday that five of its nine hub airports were disrupted by the storm, including its largest hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
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Laya Neelakandan,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
If your travel is or was disrupted, here’s what airlines owe you for the inconvenience.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Much of the East Coast and Midwest expect snow and sleet, with travel likely to be disrupted.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The monster storm with an unassuming name — Fern — dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts of Indiana, disrupted travel for thousands and wreaked havoc on other parts of the country from Texas to the East Coast.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Travel and public services across the Midwest and the Northeast remain widely disrupted.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Sources familiar with the organization's workings acknowledged to CBS News Texas that its operations were disrupted when schools shut down for COVID-19.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … 'UNACCEPTABLE' – Prominent Catholic bishop slams anti-ICE agitators who disrupted MN church service.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Laya Neelakandan,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
If your travel is or was disrupted, here’s what airlines owe you for the inconvenience.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Much of the East Coast and Midwest expect snow and sleet, with travel likely to be disrupted.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026
The monster storm with an unassuming name — Fern — dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts of Indiana, disrupted travel for thousands and wreaked havoc on other parts of the country from Texas to the East Coast.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Travel and public services across the Midwest and the Northeast remain widely disrupted.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Sources familiar with the organization's workings acknowledged to CBS News Texas that its operations were disrupted when schools shut down for COVID-19.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … 'UNACCEPTABLE' – Prominent Catholic bishop slams anti-ICE agitators who disrupted MN church service.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupted
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Marion stayed and started the new era with a spectacular TD catch at Utah State, but fractured his collarbone on the play.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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Reale, in recent weeks, has been landlocked, hitting his head on a sandbar in Australia, a wipeout that fractured several vertebrae.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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So, in one way or another, everyone is disturbed here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a Black oncologist, I was deeply disturbed by this data.—
Yehoda Martei,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once news broke that Nix would miss the game and Stidham would start, the Patriots were listed as favorites in the game.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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This matchup did get easier last weekend, however, when Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix broke his ankle.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The show is Finding Her Edge, a new ice skating drama that should not be confused with Spinning Out, another Netflix ice skating drama that was cancelled after one season.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Judicial warrants should not be confused with administrative warrants, which are signed by immigration officers.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Well, Federer just destroyed him — 6-1, 6-4 in about 50 minutes — and that left a lot of time to fill.—
Patrick McEnroe,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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An owner of the Signature Room shuffled its assets around to avoid paying workers who were abruptly laid off when the iconic restaurant and lounge shuttered in 2023, a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court this week alleges.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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In all, the fees were reduced by about $620,000 through automatic waivers and other savings, said Andrea Osgood, Eden Housing’s chief of real estate development.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This population has been reduced by vehicle strikes and by animals sustaining rodenticide poisoning over the past decades.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Uruguay — Now take the above scenario, but imagine Uruguay upsets its towering South American neighbor in the round of 32.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Atlanta Falcons’ upset over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 changed everything.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Disrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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