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
At the time, the company claimed that there would be no disruptions to its regular payout protocols and structures throughout the bankruptcy process, per the outlet.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Events once considered rare—like the 2003 Northeast blackout that hit 50 million people—are now seen as precursors of larger disruptions.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Similar disruptions from jellyfish swarms have also affected other coastal plants, including Torness in Scotland in 2011 and Shimane in Japan, which, like France’s reactors, rely on seawater drawn directly from the coast for cooling.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Combined with a lack of in-person social supports, widespread unemployment, collective mourning, and other disruptions to people’s mental health, these changes to our baseline feeling of trust disrupted our mental and emotional lives.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
Many exporters see this as an opportunity for India’s huge domestic market to help cushion the impact of global disruptions.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The tool proposes a short hold to allow passengers to make the flight, but only if a hold wouldn't cause schedule disruptions, American spokesman Dan Landson said.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The flagged rise in costs are a broad result of lower revenues and higher financing costs, as well as cost pressures resulting from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Stocks tied closely to international, low-value shipping suffered the most, with Etsy, eBay, Shein, and Temu reporting sharp declines and operational disruptions in response to the policy change.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Events once considered rare—like the 2003 Northeast blackout that hit 50 million people—are now seen as precursors of larger disruptions.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Similar disruptions from jellyfish swarms have also affected other coastal plants, including Torness in Scotland in 2011 and Shimane in Japan, which, like France’s reactors, rely on seawater drawn directly from the coast for cooling.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Combined with a lack of in-person social supports, widespread unemployment, collective mourning, and other disruptions to people’s mental health, these changes to our baseline feeling of trust disrupted our mental and emotional lives.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025
Many exporters see this as an opportunity for India’s huge domestic market to help cushion the impact of global disruptions.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The tool proposes a short hold to allow passengers to make the flight, but only if a hold wouldn't cause schedule disruptions, American spokesman Dan Landson said.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The flagged rise in costs are a broad result of lower revenues and higher financing costs, as well as cost pressures resulting from supply chain disruptions and labor shortages.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Stocks tied closely to international, low-value shipping suffered the most, with Etsy, eBay, Shein, and Temu reporting sharp declines and operational disruptions in response to the policy change.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruptions
disturbances
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Kp is an index used to indicate the severity of the global magnetic disturbances in near-Earth space, NOAA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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First described in 1972 by UCLA researchers, the effect explains why geomagnetic disturbances often intensify around the equinoxes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Disruptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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