disrupter

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Recent Examples of disrupter His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House. Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Williams, an all-defensive first-team selection last year, is a disrupter. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 As a major disrupter in the space industry, SpaceX’s private valuation had already been soaring ahead of its public debut. Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Proton Pump Inhibitors Another potential gut disrupter? Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 10 Mar. 2026 This has been a disrupter for the industry and could have far-reaching impact, not only in Sicily, but the world. Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Today, of course, our world is being shaped by AI, arguably an even bigger disrupter than email was in the 1990s or the Dictaphone was in the early 20th century. IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026 Yes, a shouting down includes a disrupter using their speech. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025 China is now focused on being seen not as a disrupter but as the defender of the international order, putting a new spin on its long-standing effort to secure a privileged position in existing institutions and to boost its capacity to set norms and rules inside them. Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupter
Noun
  • Some of the houses are abandoned and have become unsightly neighborhood nuisances.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • One of the taxes in Connecticut that has been decried by critics as a nuisance is the car tax, which is a property tax on the value of automobiles that can differ sharply from town to town.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • Franklin had a reputation as one of the feistiest juniors in the country, a brat with a big ego and a big mouth.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The event will have craft beer, brat tents, pony rides, a petting zoo and a kids’ area.
    Nathan Pilling July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

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“Disrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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