intermitted

verb

past tense of intermit
as in interrupted

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  1. interrupted
  2. discontinued
  3. dispersed
  4. suspended
  5. broke off
  6. disbanded
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  • This has been 10 years in the making, interrupted by the pandemic, among other things.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just then, another noise from the corn patch interrupted Van Lith’s second thoughts.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of interrupted
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  • Program discontinued while lawsuit proceeds Hanaway withdrew her motion for preliminary injunction, which sought to suspend the program while the lawsuit was pending, after the city ended the program.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That's possibly because Starlink briefly discontinued the perk, but not before the customer had already subscribed to the Max plan, a nuance the AI may have failed to understand.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinued
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  • Since the fish dispersed, Bucky Dent and the other bears must also spread out.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Such artifacts were increasingly more dispersed in later burial stages.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispersed
Verb
  • Argentina attacking midfielder Thiago Almada has been given a one-match ban for unsporting behaviour, while team official Roberto Ayala has been suspended for three matches for one count of assault, and the pair have also been fined $30,000 each.
    — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Video from the incident showed riders suspended vertically as people gathered below.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • Parts of the road broke off and some were evacuated from their homes.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators also found signs of metal fatigue at the base of the fan blade that broke off, despite recent inspections of the fan blades.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke off
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  • The band formed in New York City in 1973, and disbanded for the first time in 1978 after the release of their sophomore album.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The task force disbanded in February 1993, according to Iowa Cold Cases.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbanded
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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