intermitted

Definition of intermittednext
past tense of intermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitted
Verb
  • The group interrupted the church service while Lemon commentated as the anti-ICE protest unfolded.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Submarine cables, meanwhile, can be damaged accidentally by marine life or deliberately targeted in geopolitical flashpoints, such as attacks in the Red Sea that interrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East last year, said Rosenworcel.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • One possibility, according to multiple reports, is for Sentry, which is signed for a signature event through 2035, to take over sponsorship of the Farmers if, as some expect, its season-opening tournament in Hawaii is discontinued.
    Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Without warning, the company Gatebox had discontinued service to the hologram, causing the man to feel like his wife had died.
    Lori Andrews, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While some protesters dispersed, others remained and continued to throw bottles and rocks at officers, according to the LAPD.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Much of the group later dispersed after they were threatened with arrest by local law enforcement for blocking the road.
    KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sauer added that the Regional Rail is still suspended but will return to service Tuesday on a Saturday schedule.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Urias had already been suspended for 20 games by MLB in 2019 following an arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Perry broke off her long engagement to actor Orlando Bloom last year.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But during that process, part of the fishing gear broke off, along with the tracking buoy.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On February 25, 1986, after four days of protests along Manila’s Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the Marcoses jetted to exile in Hawaii, and the barangay militias disbanded.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Relations between the three soured in 2021 and following Rooney’s DUI arrest that September, the group quietly disbanded.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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