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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
  • In addition, orchard sanitation can interrupt the apple maggot’s life cycle.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, her work with Pola is interrupted by a girl who needs their help.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • Mexico’s government discontinued several hurricane and tropical storm warnings along the coast.
    — Martín Silva Rey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Then, in 2022, a friend, designer Michael Söhngen, gave Freund a sketch of a 944 shooting brake—the 944 became Porsche’s entry-level model after the 924 Turbo S was discontinued in 1988—inspiring him to build the vehicle himself.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • A lot of the fish will be suspending or relating to isolated objects off the bank.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Let the explosion of vintage typewriters suspended from the giant wall abutting the check-in desk be your first clue as to what this contemporary but cosseting boutique property is all about.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • Kettling was popularized in the 1990s, when activists started using information technologies to outmaneuver police attempting to disperse their protests.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Five full bathrooms and a powder room are dispersed throughout the property.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • The House already is in recess through the midterms, and the Senate is about to adjourn soon.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson avoided a vote on that by sending the House home early, adjourning Congress until after the midterm elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Oura public offering itself, which Allie described this month as the year’s hottest imminent IPO, was suddenly postponed on Tuesday (more on that below), but that does nothing to undercut the significance of Robinhood’s role.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994, and afterwards, Nirvana’s surviving members disbanded.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Justice Department, for instance, decimated its elite Public Integrity Section in early 2025 while the FBI disbanded a white-collar fraud and public corruption squad based out of its Washington field office.
    — PATRICK WHITTLE, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of disband
Verb
  • If the case is this well established, why do so many capable leaders read it, agree with it—and still defer the work of their own leadership development?
    — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some of your salary can be deferred and taxed when assets are withdrawn.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of defer
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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