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 decisions drew blowback from advocacy groups that fear disruptions will be inevitable.
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arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Resignations, layoffs, and disruptions are likely to affect NASA’s work far into the future.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Companies like Bed Bath & Beyond and Revlon struggled with supply chain disruptions that increased costs and made their day-to-day operations less efficient.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Electric grid systems are vulnerable to more disruptions from severe weather and wildfires made more frequent and severe in part due to climate change.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The airport reopened at midnight local time, but airlines warned that disruptions could continue.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
British Time on Friday, will likely cause significant disruptions to global flight schedules.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Without them, students have already begun to experience disruptions, said Sarah Sattelmeyer, a financial aid expert who was detailed to the Education Department during the Biden administration to help fix problems with the FAFSA.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
This means businesses must provide predictable, transparent roadmaps, seamless technology integrations that allow customers to move at their own pace, and minimal disruptions when rolling out updates or transitioning to new systems.
—Jonathan Wagner, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Resignations, layoffs, and disruptions are likely to affect NASA’s work far into the future.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Companies like Bed Bath & Beyond and Revlon struggled with supply chain disruptions that increased costs and made their day-to-day operations less efficient.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Electric grid systems are vulnerable to more disruptions from severe weather and wildfires made more frequent and severe in part due to climate change.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
The airport reopened at midnight local time, but airlines warned that disruptions could continue.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
British Time on Friday, will likely cause significant disruptions to global flight schedules.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Without them, students have already begun to experience disruptions, said Sarah Sattelmeyer, a financial aid expert who was detailed to the Education Department during the Biden administration to help fix problems with the FAFSA.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
This means businesses must provide predictable, transparent roadmaps, seamless technology integrations that allow customers to move at their own pace, and minimal disruptions when rolling out updates or transitioning to new systems.
—Jonathan Wagner, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruptions
disturbances
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Habitat disturbances, including tourism, fertilizer collection, and limestone mining, pose significant threats to its survival, which is why it is listed as ‘near threatened‘ on International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2025
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That might explain some of the high percentages of people reporting both sleep disturbances and anxiety and mood changes in the research.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Disruptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptions. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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