intermitted

Definition of intermittednext
past tense of intermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitted
Verb
  • The annual rains have been failing over the past several years, interrupted in 2023 by devastating flooding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Pete Hegseth rebukes 'rude' reporter who interrupted Pentagon briefing on Iran.
    , FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Glock discontinued its pistol model late last year and replaced the plastic nub near the rear sight with a small steel rail in its new pistol models, known as Gen V, to solve the conversion issue.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Three of those cases were either settled or discontinued.
    April 8, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike oil, which flows through pipelines and centralized infrastructure, gold production in southern Venezuela is dispersed across hundreds of small sites accessible only by river, dirt tracks or airstrips.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Additional works from the collection will be dispersed across a day sale and an online auction, all sourced from Goodman’s family and excluding artists currently represented by the gallery.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • David Brown did not agree, but instead recommended that Stillman be suspended for no more than five days.
    CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The two men pleaded guilty to second-degree murder by mob and were sentenced to 25 years, with 20 years suspended, leaving five years to serve, Fox News has learned.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The victim fought off Mohammed after being stabbed, holding onto the blade of a kitchen knife using a towel until the blade broke off the handle.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The studios negotiated for more than a month with the performers’ union in February and March, but broke off in order to turn their attention to the writers.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The group disbanded after Takeoff was shot and killed in November 2022 following an argument that broke out during a private party at a bowling alley in Houston, police said at the time.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Atlanta hip-hop trio formally disbanded the following year after Offset and Quavo performed a tribute dedicated to Takeoff.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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