intermitting

present participle of intermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitting
Verb
  • When the material is loaded up with pain killers and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, they would be released as the hydrogel softens, interrupting the pain pathway and bringing relief to patients.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The only problem is that interrupting people’s work and putting them in a room together doesn’t do anything positive for your culture by itself.
    Joe Moglia, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Several local agencies from neighboring towns were called in to assist in dispersing the unruly crowd, and no injuries were reported among the officers.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Current prescribing information advises discontinuing Wegovy immediately if pregnancy is recognized.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The changes included discontinuing the practice of kicking students out of magnets for poor attendance, grades or behavior; instituting diversity targets for magnet programs and schools; and expanding some programs and ending or consolidating others.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson then carried the ball on the last four plays, breaking off carries of eight, nine and 10 yards.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • After breaking off her first engagement with Affleck in 2004, the singer went on to marry singer-songwriter Marc Anthony.
    Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Pausing or suspending your inclusion work will cost you in the long-term.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For breakfast and lunch, there’s Gulf shrimp in a moat of creamy grits and massive triangles of quiche suspending earthy layers of collard greens.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Companies that committed to DEI efforts and made public statements are now pulling back from those policies, editing their websites, disbanding employee resource groups, and quietly abandoning inclusive hiring goals.
    C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Turtles would release two more albums — 1968’s The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands and 1969’s Turtle Soup — before disbanding in 1970.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Intermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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