intermitted

verb

past tense of intermit
as in interrupted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitted
  1. interrupted
  2. discontinued
  3. dispersed
  4. suspended
  5. broke off
  6. disbanded
Verb
  • Adif said in a post on X on Wednesday morning that traffic on the Madrid to Andalucía high-speed line had been interrupted due to a collision between two trains.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The audio played for nearly a minute before Board Chairman Dave Eggers interrupted, pointing out that county rules require public speakers to deliver verbal comments rather than play recordings.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrupted
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  • And the report also indicated that Ecco discontinued operations at its leather operations in Dongen, the Netherlands, following a fire at the tannery.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Operations will also be discontinued at its Berlin and Schwalbach sites, and toolmaking will cease at Höchstadt.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of discontinued
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  • As a whole, dispersed across the World Wide Web, its river and tributaries, the words and images and videos form a new corpus of word and art.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Since 2021, New York has dispersed $70 million in down payment assistance.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispersed
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  • The referendum would have suspended the law pending a statewide vote.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • For residents, the question is no longer just whether the Houthi attacks will stop, but how long will this suspended version of life continue.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • Ernest took a pretzel from his pocket and broke off pieces for Lyndon Johnson.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • After Kao’s 2020 indictment, the University of South Carolina broke off the partnership.
    — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of broke off
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  • That summer, more than a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents signed a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen, calling for the agency to be disbanded.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The association disbanded after several deaths and resignations, according to Lewis.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of disbanded
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