intermits

verb

present tense third-person singular of intermit
as in breaks off

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  1. breaks off
  2. interrupts
  3. disperses
  4. puts off
Verb
  • According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Definition of breaks off
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  • What was intended to assist instead creates friction and interrupts the shopper journey.
    — Gadi Graus, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • When asked if Muir needed a break during his 300-foot climb, Sawyer, 80, interrupts.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of interrupts
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  • The heat is affecting how air pollution disperses over the region, National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Ciliberti said Sunday.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of disperses
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  • When a leader puts off a decision, the people around them feel the pause first.
    — Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The longer Congress puts off reckoning with these problems, the more difficult the solutions will be.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Definition of puts off
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