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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  • There was a period where airspace was closed in the Gulf after the Iran conflict began, and then questions about whether the region’s growth story would be interrupted.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Process for Serra is autotelic; the activities on the Verb List are ongoing, interrupted only by completion or breakdown.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrupted
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  • Lego Dimensions, which was discontinued in 2017, also works through the tool.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Mexico’s government discontinued several hurricane and tropical storm warnings along the coast.
    — Martín Silva Rey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of discontinued
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  • The flurries of pigment inside them were dispersed by bursts of air delivered through the base of the box.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Five full bathrooms and a powder room are dispersed throughout the property.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispersed
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  • FlyDubai, the lower-cost sister carrier of Emirates airlines, said its flights to and from Israel would be suspended while an investigation takes place.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The seven Chi Phi members in question were suspended, expelled, or faced other consequences, such as writing an essay, but most were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • On second down, wide receiver Malik Washington broke off a 30-yard reception after safety Alohi Gilman missed a tackle.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
  • While awaiting trial in a Riverside County jail, Morales stabbed another inmate so hard that the tip of the knife broke off in the victim’s body, according to the appellate decision.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of broke off
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  • 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 disbanded
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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