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
  • Severe weather, changing sea states, interrupted communications and vast distances are everyday realities.
    — Mira Tzur, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The bank said previous interventions had only temporarily interrupted the yen’s slide before USD/JPY resumed climbing, and expects a similar pattern if authorities intervene again.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • In a statement, an AT&T spokesperson said modern alternatives to copper hold up better during disasters and said landline service wouldn’t be discontinued until at least June 1, 2027.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Public feeding of animals at Tilden Little Farm was officially discontinued in Spring 2025, but visitors can still pet some of the animals.
    — Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • Nearby bus routes that pass were also delayed or partially suspended.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • She has been sentenced to a three-year jail term, with two years suspended and one year with an electronic ankle tag.
    — Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • The clouds begin to part The clouds of grief and sorrow that had enveloped Gounder with the approach of the World Cup were dispersed by the bright orange sun of a New York Knicks championship, the team’s first in 53 years.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • North Field on Tinian, which was once the busiest airport in the world, was shut down after the war but is undergoing renovation to become an alternate base to Guam as Washington tries to disperse its assets around the region.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • Court was back in session, about 12 hours after it was adjourned due to rain and darkness out in Cromwell.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • The team’s board of directors approved the out-of-state move less than a week after the Illinois legislature adjourned without taking up a last-ditch Senate bill that would have allowed Arlington Heights or Chicago to enter into a public-private ownership deal with the NFL franchise.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • Restrict spending to food and gas and postpone important decisions.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
  • Forty-two percent report postponing or canceling major life events.
    — Rebecca Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • After the Ballet Russe disbanded, Monson de Kansky toured with the Marquis de Cuevas ballet company for nine years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The same was true of John Ferreira, the incredibly hard-working FBI special agent who kept the investigation going years after the ELF had disbanded.
    — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
Definition of disband
Verb
  • Last month, the company's pay TV subsidiary Dish DBS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after deferring debt payments.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Another city director who is out of town also had asked that the measure be deferred, Webb said.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026
Definition of defer
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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