intermitted

verb

past tense of intermit
as in interrupted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitted
  1. interrupted
  2. discontinued
  3. dispersed
  4. suspended
  5. broke off
  6. disbanded
Verb
  • 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
Definition of interrupted
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  • The cartridges of Super Mario Brothers Duck Hunt he had were made in 1993, long after the company discontinued the bundle in 1991.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ford has discontinued the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, which was produced from 2022 to 2025.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinued
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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
Definition of dispersed
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  • On June 12, Anthropic suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with Commerce Department export controls.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Barbecho’s license had been suspended since April 2025 when he was busted for drunk driving, officials said.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • 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
  • In the red zone a few plays later, veteran free agent addition Cobie Durant picked off a Dak Prescott pass intended for CeeDee Lamb in the end zone where Durant broke off his assignment with good instincts and easily picked it off.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke off
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  • The organization was disbanded by Taiwan's Interior Ministry in May for not holding elections for their directors in time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The measures would come into effect once Turkey's National Security Council confirms that the group has disbanded and surrendered all weapons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbanded
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“Intermitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitted. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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