intermitting

present participle of intermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitting
Verb
  • An early appearance from the Editor means premature evaluation — a mind interrupting itself just as the creative thoughts were getting fun.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sorry for interrupting you there.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wolves have since returned to the state on their own, dispersing from packs in Oregon and spreading as far south as the southern end of the Sierra Nevada.
    NPR, NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
  • While the initial version of the material was ineffective at dispersing radar waves, researchers enhanced its electromagnetic properties using a subtractive laser patterning process.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Online rumors have suggested Glock is discontinuing most of its pistol models, though these claims have not been verified.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Some are discontinuing various product lines, and others are cutting workers or closing altogether.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once enough cars have sped over these fissures, chunks begin breaking off to create those infamous potholes that pop tires and ruin shocks.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Weiss made a career for herself as an op-ed staff editor at The New York Times before breaking off from the mainstream publication in 2020 and launching the Free Press.
    Antonio Ferme, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump didn’t commit to suspending the tariff hikes, nor raised any conditions during their talks, Lula said.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • D’Amato estimated that suspending SNAP benefits would create a deficit of up to 56 million meals in Massachusetts in November.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Michael Schill, then president of Northwestern, was berated by congressional Republicans for brokering a compromise with pro-Palestinian protesters last year, disbanding their tent cities while preserving free speech.
    James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • From there, Hansen and his bandmates determined the best course of action, and discussions even arose about disbanding the group, which had formed in 1976.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Intermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitting. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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