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
  • Compliance designed into the system reinforces trust without interrupting the experience.
    — Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Simplify the checklist, confirm the visit, or fix the household detail that keeps interrupting your focus.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of interrupting
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  • Instead of continuing his work with Gates, Buffett has begun dispersing his wealth entirely through his children.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • The same number of stars will be in the league, and better dispersing them throughout all 30 markets could help revive interest across the country.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of dispersing
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  • Netflix is discontinuing its biannual viewership data dump in favor of one annual report beginning in 2027.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • On top of all this, SpaceX is discontinuing Global Roam, which launched in 2023 for $200 per month and was later increased to $400 per month.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of discontinuing
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  • That trail of vaporizing particles breaking off the asteroid causes a bright streak of light across the sky called a meteor, or colloquially a shooting star.
    — Adam Lark, Scientific American, 28 June 2026
  • Now, though, some branches are breaking off.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of breaking off
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  • An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
  • An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim dealsigned about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of suspending
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  • Trump has mused to friends and advisers about disbanding the office, which has never really fulfilled the vision that Congress laid out for it two decades ago, after the 9/11 attacks.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
  • In 2021, more than 43% of voters supported disbanding the department as the city reeled from Floyd’s killing and the massive protests and widespread rioting that followed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Definition of disbanding
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“Intermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitting. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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