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
The goal was to create more three-day weekends and reduce disruptions to the workweek.
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Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Counterterrorism Counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence gathering are not expected to face disruptions.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Although the wood stork’s population was reported to be more than 150,000 in the Southeast at one time, the destruction of its habitat and the disruption of water flow through southern Florida led the numbers to plummet to just over 10,000 in 1990, according to the National Audubon Society.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Banks, office real estate, transportation and logistics and media stocks were all hit lower amid AI disruption fears.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Counterterrorism Counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence gathering are not expected to face disruptions.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Although the wood stork’s population was reported to be more than 150,000 in the Southeast at one time, the destruction of its habitat and the disruption of water flow through southern Florida led the numbers to plummet to just over 10,000 in 1990, according to the National Audubon Society.
—Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Banks, office real estate, transportation and logistics and media stocks were all hit lower amid AI disruption fears.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruption
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Police responded to a disturbance in the 900 Block of Chateau Park Drive, the police department said in a statement.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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During the investigation, the deputies learned that a group of people was driving to the coast when a disturbance occurred inside the vehicle.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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And that dislocation tore the labrum, which is the tissue that surrounds the socket and attaches it to the bone.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
10 Feb. 2026
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So, bruises, scrapes, fractures, and dislocations.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Disruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruption. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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