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Recent Examples of disruptiveness
Mike Macdonald made the most of his disruptiveness.
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Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
Lately, the Heat has won games behind its disruptiveness on defense.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Bucs players acknowledged the crowd’s disruptiveness.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
The offense wasn’t always great, but elite defensive disruptiveness and productivity were constants in each of the 105 games Oklahoma City played in the regular season and playoffs.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
Lately, the Heat has won games behind its disruptiveness on defense.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026
Bucs players acknowledged the crowd’s disruptiveness.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Dec. 2025
The offense wasn’t always great, but elite defensive disruptiveness and productivity were constants in each of the 105 games Oklahoma City played in the regular season and playoffs.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disruptiveness
Noun
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Like many independent restaurants, Jon’s navigated a shifting culinary landscape in recent years, from pandemic disruptions to rising costs, all while making incremental changes to stay afloat, including adding beer and wine and participating in the Dana Point Harbor Certified Farmers Market.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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And engineers have learned how to idle wells without lasting damage and restart them quickly, officials say, after years of sanctions and shutdowns pushed the country’s oil industry through cycles of disruption.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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However, the primary contractor for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, Northrop Grumman, soon acknowledged there was a manufacturing irregularity.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Disruptiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disruptiveness. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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