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
  • While this unfolds, Rebecca is trying to carve out some quality time with Matthijs via a quickie in her office that Ted has the bad timing to interrupt.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The objective is to preserve access while reducing disruption and ensuring that information does not depend on a handful of employees who are most comfortable interrupting the boss.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • The magazine claims that the company considered moving production of the four-door away from its primary factory in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as discontinuing it even sooner, before settling on gradually phasing out the model by 2030.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On May 26, the nearby city of Fitchburg voted to discontinue its own Flock subscription.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • Australian former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after testing positive for cocaine.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Kemp signed an executive order Monday suspending Amanda Smith, John Bell, Jeff Davis, Joanna Glover, Peggy Johnson, James Lanier and Kenny Walters.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspend
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  • Running battles erupted throughout downtown as security forces used tear gas and batons to disperse crowds, while protesters responded with barricades, stones, and slingshots.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Such artifacts were increasingly more dispersed in later burial stages.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • Pritzker said Thursday in Springfield that his office has been in contact with the Bears since the General Assembly adjourned June 1.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Illinois legislators adjourned in June without figuring out a Bears property tax solution.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • The others were either denied parole or their hearings were postponed.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And because major motion pictures often require years to produce, a decision postponed today can become a missing film several years from now.
    — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • Though disbanded in 2024, A Woman’s Place UK played a prominent role in early gender critical organizing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • After the Conservative Caucus disbanded, several of its former members created the Missouri Freedom Caucus in 2024.
    — Jack Harvel August 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of disband
Verb
  • From there, an investor can elect to defer the gain by purchasing new QSBS with the sale proceeds within 60 days.
    — Sharon Olson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • For instance, medical and veterinary students can get a 36-month grace period and the option to fully defer payments during residency or fellowship.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of defer
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