INTERMITTED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

intermitted

verb

past tense of intermit

as in interrupted

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But when they’re interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious beige van — the same one viewers may have spotted in the preceding episodes — Bret uses the opportunity to ask Terry to take him home.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
During one scene, Scherrman appears for a few seconds as the catcher in a game interrupted by Timothy Busfield, the disbelieving brother-in-law of Kevin Costner's character Ray Kinsella.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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The National Hurricane Center discontinued tropical storm warnings for Maui County, Oahu and Kauai County by early Monday.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Earlier this summer, Rivian discontinued the entry-level Dual Motor Standard Pack options for the R1s, which had smaller batteries and less range than some of the other trims.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026

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When knowledge is dispersed and conditions change rapidly, routing every decision upward creates delay and turns potential collaborators into internal competitors.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Use the endowment income to keep a core faculty that would provide dispersed, online liberal arts education.

— Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

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There are still questions at centre-back, particularly with Joachim Andersen suspended for the opener at home against Chelsea, and midfield could use more depth.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
A number of German states have temporarily suspended Sunday driving bans for trucks in an emergency effort to mitigate supply chain disruption.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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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
In March 2023, for instance, Honduras broke off formal relations with Taiwan and established ties with Beijing.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

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