disturbs

present tense third-person singular of disturb
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disturbs Currently comprising more than 8,300 active satellites, the Starlink constellation also disturbs radio telescope observations. Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp. Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disturbs
Verb
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • First, washing the resulting powder with water removes soluble lithium salts created during the thermal reaction, recovering more than 60% of the total lithium.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Republican president’s directive removes one of the pressure points that could have forced Congress into action, likely ensuring that the shutdown — now in its 11th day and counting — extends into a third week and possibly beyond.
    Fortune, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My success — scholarships, businesses, properties — disrupts both narratives.
    Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Pairing incompatible flavors disrupts the harmony of the charcuterie creation.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their numbers, however, have been shrinking as affordability weighs heavily on them, influencing milestone decisions like moving out of the family households.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The base Arctos Sport Standard prices in at $20,000 and weighs 1,102 lb (500 kg).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And when our American players have to control the crowd, that distracts them from playing.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This might mean dropping a product line that’s profitable but distracts from your core business, or saying no to a good opportunity that isn’t aligned with your growth strategy.
    Minna Hu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The film follows Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, who relocates to a new town for her husband’s job.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The team is hosting games at Sutter Health Park, home of the minor-league Sacramento River Cats, during a temporary stay set to last through at least 2027 while the franchise relocates from Oakland to Las Vegas.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Typically caused by a sensitive immune system — which confuses innocuous bacteria for harmful pathogens — symptoms include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss, anemia, skin changes, arthritis and more.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The disinformation pushed by these types of influencers confuses audiences, leaves them less informed, and erodes trust in actual journalism.
    Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rather, what troubles him are the claims that the song’s success has been manufactured.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But the financial angle troubles her further.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Disturbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disturbs. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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