intermitting

verb

present participle of intermit
as in interrupting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitting
  1. interrupting
  2. dispersing
  3. discontinuing
  4. breaking off
  5. suspending
  6. disbanding
Verb
  • Gamers can quickly capture screenshots of 2D and 3D games on their primary monitor without interrupting the action.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Cancer June 21 – July 22 The work request interrupting your private time may need a firmer boundary today.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of interrupting
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  • The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Open clusters are young clusters of stars that were born together and are now gradually dispersing, and Auriga’s open clusters are some of the best and brightest of their kind in the night sky.
    — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispersing
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  • The bill is a response to the federal government’s discontinuing production of pennies.
    — Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The magazine claims that the company considered moving production of the four-door away from its primary factory in Stuttgart, Germany, as well as discontinuing it even sooner, before settling on gradually phasing out the model by 2030.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinuing
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  • Experts believe Wednesday's mudslides and flash flooding across Nepal and China's Tibet region were caused by a large chunk of ice breaking off a glacier and falling into the Lhende Khola River.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The AccuWeather team will be looking for smaller storm cells breaking off of the main line, which would give them freedom to begin rotating and potentially spin off a tornado funnel.
    — Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of breaking off
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  • The league punished Las Vegas by taking away a first-round draft pick and suspending coach Becky Hammon for two games.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague on Monday ruled in Pakistan's favor over the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, saying the historic pact remains fully binding and that India had no valid grounds for ending or suspending it.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspending
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  • In northern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Russian forces are reportedly disbanding some tank battalions and reallocating younger servicemembers to drone units, while assigning other personnel to assault units.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Kennedy, a leading voice in the anti-vaccine movement, took several steps that ran counter to CDC research and recommendations, including disbanding an expert advisory committee and appointing his own panel that included vaccine skeptics.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbanding
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“Intermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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