1
as in breaks
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places
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as in disturbs
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine
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Recent Examples of disrupts
Each surgery disrupts blood supply to the skin and lays down a new layer of scar tissue, meaning the risks compound with every procedure.
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Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026
Xenotransplantation disrupts this trajectory.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the toys have their world and playtime turned upside-down when a smart tablet named Lilypad disrupts everything.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 June 2026
Losing any element of that learning process disrupts efficiency gains.
—David Caines, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Ukraine disrupts Russian supply lines Along with pledges of more diplomatic and military help at the G-7 summit, Ukraine has recently gained momentum on the battlefield against Russia’s bigger army, thanks to its high-tech drones, Western officials and analysts say.
—Barry Hatton, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Ukraine disrupts Russian supply lines Along with pledges of more diplomatic and military help at the G7 summit, Ukraine recently has gained momentum on the battlefield against Russia’s bigger army, thanks to its high-tech drones, Western officials and analysts say.
—Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Usually, prevailing winds push warmer surface water away from the Americas toward Asia and Oceania, but El Niño disrupts this process, leaving warm water close to North and South America’s shores.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Papercut disrupts that, if only momentarily.
—Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 16 June 2026
Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026
Xenotransplantation disrupts this trajectory.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the toys have their world and playtime turned upside-down when a smart tablet named Lilypad disrupts everything.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 June 2026
Losing any element of that learning process disrupts efficiency gains.
—David Caines, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Ukraine disrupts Russian supply lines Along with pledges of more diplomatic and military help at the G-7 summit, Ukraine has recently gained momentum on the battlefield against Russia’s bigger army, thanks to its high-tech drones, Western officials and analysts say.
—Barry Hatton, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Ukraine disrupts Russian supply lines Along with pledges of more diplomatic and military help at the G7 summit, Ukraine recently has gained momentum on the battlefield against Russia’s bigger army, thanks to its high-tech drones, Western officials and analysts say.
—Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
Usually, prevailing winds push warmer surface water away from the Americas toward Asia and Oceania, but El Niño disrupts this process, leaving warm water close to North and South America’s shores.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Papercut disrupts that, if only momentarily.
—Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupts
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What breaks my heart is that Vermax’s cries sounded like a dog crying, a dog dying.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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The Ocean's Eleven actor brought up his first encounter with Elliott while the cast was discussing who breaks character the most while filming Landman.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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The pier in Michigan City’s Washington Park disturbs the natural flow of sand along the lakeshore, creating new land east of the pier but starving beaches to the west, an erosion problem repeated by other manmade structures that jut out into Lake Michigan.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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An agent that cannot reliably query real-time pricing and inventory, or that cannot preserve brand logic through a checkout flow, destroys the value that luxury merchants have spent decades building.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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April freeze destroys crops Early on the morning of April 21, temperatures in Maryland dropped into the low 20s after weeks of unseasonably warm weather.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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There is a version of leadership that confuses visibility with impact, equating big initiatives and dramatic turnarounds with strong leadership.—
Monica Cutia,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The whole concept of toxic fandom confuses me because, outside of the anger and backwards thinking, because who cares about a movie franchise that much?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Over one tense weekend, old patterns and buried wounds surface in front of in-laws and guests, until the celebration fractures into a collision.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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This degrades your brake system’s stopping power, which reduces the overall safety of your vehicle.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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While magnesium may support a healthy heart, there is no clear evidence that taking magnesium supplements reduces your risk of heart disease or regulates your blood pressure.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
18 June 2026
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Even those who can afford to stay suffer losses in home equity and lifestyle as the community around them disintegrates or disappears.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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“Disrupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupts. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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