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
  • Back in a hotel room on Fifth Avenue, Goldberg-Polin removes her jacket and sits down on a couch to speak with a reporter.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On play one, Moore reads the tight end throwback pass and disrupts the catch (or else the tight end might still be running).
    Dane Brugler, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But when a mysterious and powerful agent disrupts the negotiations, Brahim discovers the shady side of the business.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The next-closest compact competitor is BMW’s M2, which retails for over $30,000 less but weighs quite a bit more, has its engine over the front axle, and relies more on electronics to hustle through winding roads.
    Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The calm, 5-year-old pup weighs about 150 pounds.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 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 revival relocates the story to Baltimore, and Joe is a Black fan of the Orioles, motivated in his quest by the racial discrimination that limited his father’s baseball career, according to the Times.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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