as in disturbances
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 disruptions
Back home, the Elite 300 doubles as a fast 10ms UPS, offering seamless backup during storm outages or bushfire season disruptions.
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New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
Transportation disruptions, labor shortages, extreme weather and economic stress have all caused temporary shortages and rising prices.
—Joe Dymek, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
Authorities imposed a countrywide internet shutdown that lasted a week, though connection disruptions still persist.
—Eda Uysen, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Hancock worked closely with Abbott as the former chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee and became a go-to economic adviser to the governor during the large-scale disruptions, such as the pandemic and deadly winter freeze in 2021.
—Benjamin Wermund, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
During past shutdowns, disruptions to air travel tended to build over time, not overnight.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
The goal was to create more three-day weekends and reduce disruptions to the workweek.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
And our former motorcoach business struggled through COVID, inflation, supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
In 2025, California’s job market lost jobs for the first time in a calendar year since 2020, a period that was marred by massive disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
Transportation disruptions, labor shortages, extreme weather and economic stress have all caused temporary shortages and rising prices.
—Joe Dymek, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
Authorities imposed a countrywide internet shutdown that lasted a week, though connection disruptions still persist.
—Eda Uysen, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Hancock worked closely with Abbott as the former chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee and became a go-to economic adviser to the governor during the large-scale disruptions, such as the pandemic and deadly winter freeze in 2021.
—Benjamin Wermund, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
During past shutdowns, disruptions to air travel tended to build over time, not overnight.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
The goal was to create more three-day weekends and reduce disruptions to the workweek.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
And our former motorcoach business struggled through COVID, inflation, supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages.
—Paul S. Mears Iii, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
In 2025, California’s job market lost jobs for the first time in a calendar year since 2020, a period that was marred by massive disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruptions
disturbances
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This method aims to create a personalized sleeping experience while minimizing disturbances at night.—
Aliyah Rodriguez,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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Sleep issues can also be a compounding factor with brain fog, so treating sleep disturbances with lifestyle changes such as sleep hygiene, eating a healthy diet, or medication to decrease hot flashes or night sweats can help.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Disruptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptions. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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