INTERMITTED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

intermitted

verb

past tense of intermit

as in interrupted

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During the first Senate debate of the cycle in September at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Marshall was repeatedly heckled and interrupted by boisterous audience members.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Knight repeatedly interrupted, declared him out of order and warned that he could be removed.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

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An independent data monitoring committee will review data accumulated during the trial while additional vaccine candidates are added to the evaluation and others are discontinued if they are shown to be ineffective.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The company has sought to significantly reduce costs in Africa since the MultiChoice buyout, with streamer Showmax discontinued earlier this year in a move that shocked the local industry.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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In two separate probes of Sguros’ handling of 911 calls, it was recommended he be suspended for one day related to one investigation and five days related to the other.

— Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Gonzalez was initially suspended over violations involving abusive statements, endangerment, drugs and alcohol.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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After Kao’s 2020 indictment, the University of South Carolina broke off the partnership.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
The turning point came on the Chiefs’ second drive, when Kenneth Walker broke off a 33-yard touchdown run to extend Kansas City’s lead to 9-0.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

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The task force became a magnet of congressional Republican criticism during the Biden investigation and was disbanded in February 2025 by then-Atty.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
By 2002, the group had disbanded, but some of its members founded TOOOL and went on to launch yearly lock-picking competitions.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

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