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

Definition of interrupted

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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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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

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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

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