intermitted

past tense of intermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitted
Verb
  • As Femi was speaking to the fans, Saints interrupted and called for a title rematch.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Police said that the early investigation shows that the man who was shot was arriving at his home and interrupted a burglary that was happening inside.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Charlotte previously had red light cameras, but discontinued the effort after courts had ruled that 90% of the profits made from ticketing would go to public schools.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026
  • Grants to districts to train teachers or recruit school mental health workers have been discontinued for mentions of diversity in recruitment.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Fold in Cheddar and Parmesan until evenly dispersed.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
  • De la Cruz, also in his 80s, retired from business and with five adult children dispersed around the country, sold the big house and moved to a Coconut Grove condo with a few favorite pieces and a panoramic view across Biscayne Bay of his former Island Paradise abode.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away Judge Pauline Newman's bid to return to service on a federal appeals court after she was suspended from hearing cases due to concerns about her fitness to serve.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • All non-commercial visitor passes have been suspended until further notice to allow the installation to focus entirely on emergency response operations.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • The former couple broke off their seven-year engagement in November 2020.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • Google’s solar eternal program was terminated shortly after a wing section broke off its Solara 50 aircraft in flight in 2015.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Byron Sigcho-Lopez invoked a rule that required the meeting to be disbanded because too few aldermen were present.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • In 2012, the commission was incorporated into the Tourism Authority and disbanded during severe budget cuts.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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