intermit

verb

Definition of intermitnext
as in to interrupt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermit
  1. interrupt
  2. discontinue
  3. suspend
  4. disperse
  5. adjourn
  6. postpone
  7. disband
  8. defer
Verb
  • Children interrupting, meals being made, the day being talked over.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • While baking soda is famously good at deodorizing smelly things, adding salt to compost piles can interrupt the composting process.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • Changes with this advisory The Tropical Storm Warning east of the Okaloosa/Walton County Line has been discontinued.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle is crucial, as many people regain weight after discontinuing the drugs.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • Players who receive a red can still be suspended for the next game/games, depending on the severity of the infraction.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • In Montana, Marshall Bloom, an associate director at Rocky Mountain Labs, told the Ravalli County Board of Health in a July meeting that the scientists have been suspended and aren’t allowed on campus amid an internal NIH investigation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • For a community that is often global and dispersed rather than concentrated in one place, that structure fills a real gap.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In America, they are dispersed across basketball, football, baseball, wrestling and several other sports long before rugby enters the conversation.
    — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • Debates over data center policy have exploded in the 10 months since the Texas House and Senate adjourned.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • The Commons adjourned for the summer on July 16 without a decision on formal intervention.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • Trump made the threat a day after the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed a vote to advance Blanche’s nomination over objections from Sens.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • The committee wanted to meet in October; Rignol told them he was getting married in Europe and asked to postpone.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • The Democratic Party that Wu once led has disbanded, like dozens of other civil society groups, citing the political environment among the factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Public Citizen’s audit revealed that HHS disbanded about 75 of its 375 advisory committees in 2025 alone — 49 at NIH, nine at CDC and four at FDA — often without any scientific justification.
    — A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
Definition of disband
Verb
  • The next day, Blazers president Dewayne Hankins deferred questions through team spokesperson Charles Boyle, who said the city’s depiction of the Blazers is misleading.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • And in Minnesota, state officials have been executing a thorough corrective action plan to defray CMS concerns that have led the agency to defer some $260 million in federal money and to threaten future cuts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of defer
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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