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
The suspensions have caused major disruptions to HIV responses in dozens of countries, including Uganda, the Philippines and Tanzania, the UN agency said.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
While snowfall totals may not meet the threshold for a full storm warning, the advisory signals conditions likely to cause significant travel disruptions, especially during peak commute hours.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Major changes are coming to health insurance in Colorado over the next two years, but members of the state’s delegation in Congress are pitching bills that would dampen the impacts of those disruptions to health care.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
For example, Guy Pearce will play Rupert in a new movie directed by Danny Boyle, who has long studied Murdoch’s journalistic disruptions in London.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
The flooding left at least two people dead, while tens of thousands were without power, and there was widespread sewage contamination and major disruptions to roads, schools, businesses and utilities.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Black Death of 1348 wasn't exactly relevant to managing remote work transitions and supply chain disruptions in 2020.
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noting that inventory levels were 3 percent higher than a year earlier, Tapia said this was tied to normalizing of shipping through the Red Sea following last year’s disruptions and is expected to continue to stabilize in the coming months.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
While snowfall totals may not meet the threshold for a full storm warning, the advisory signals conditions likely to cause significant travel disruptions, especially during peak commute hours.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Major changes are coming to health insurance in Colorado over the next two years, but members of the state’s delegation in Congress are pitching bills that would dampen the impacts of those disruptions to health care.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
For example, Guy Pearce will play Rupert in a new movie directed by Danny Boyle, who has long studied Murdoch’s journalistic disruptions in London.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
The flooding left at least two people dead, while tens of thousands were without power, and there was widespread sewage contamination and major disruptions to roads, schools, businesses and utilities.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Black Death of 1348 wasn't exactly relevant to managing remote work transitions and supply chain disruptions in 2020.
—Jennifer Kamara, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noting that inventory levels were 3 percent higher than a year earlier, Tapia said this was tied to normalizing of shipping through the Red Sea following last year’s disruptions and is expected to continue to stabilize in the coming months.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 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,
16 Sep. 2025
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Because protons and neutrons are shielded from many environmental disturbances, those transitions may carry the subtle imprint of dark matter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Disruptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptions. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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