as in disturbance
an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed
the flat tire resulted in an unfortunate disruption of the schedule for our road trip
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Recent Examples of disruption
Such a move would undoubtedly shock global investors, who have come to see Velarde as the adult in a dismayingly chaotic room, a stabilizing presence amid the seemingly endless political disruptions of the last decade.
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
At the same time, GDOT is preparing for another major traffic disruption tied to a separate project on the opposite side of the perimeter.
—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Ongoing facilities master planning that focuses on capital investments and integrates community ideas into the future of existing buildings can minimize disruptions and build trust with communities affected.
—Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Both schools are set to close, forcing families to weigh how much disruption their children can handle.
—Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
At the same time, GDOT is preparing for another major traffic disruption tied to a separate project on the opposite side of the perimeter.
—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Ongoing facilities master planning that focuses on capital investments and integrates community ideas into the future of existing buildings can minimize disruptions and build trust with communities affected.
—Julia McWilliams, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Both schools are set to close, forcing families to weigh how much disruption their children can handle.
—Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruption
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Two teens detained in Lee’s Summit In Lee’s Summit, police spent nearly two hours breaking up a series of incidents and disturbances involving teenagers at the city’s Downtown Days festival Saturday night.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Oriyomi was issued a trespass warning and allegedly caused a disturbance by recording officers with his phone before leaving the airport, per court documents.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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The Canadians have some advantages here, including a more cohesive polity able to overcome conservative/liberal differences and agree on basics such as creating more jobs, and building better education and retraining systems to deal with AI’s dislocations.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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That sense of alienation and dislocation intensified after the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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“Disruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruption. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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