INTERMITTING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

intermitting

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present participle of intermit

as in interrupting

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The objective is to preserve access while reducing disruption and ensuring that information does not depend on a handful of employees who are most comfortable interrupting the boss.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The collaboration fit with the organization’s larger programming, a holistic approach to interrupting violence that spans anything from conflict resolution and counseling to job training, according to Javon Grimes, a life coach at CRED.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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The star will eventually die, destroying the lion and dispersing all the gas and dust into interstellar space.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
The bank also called in the federal government, with FBI agents dispersing to Bellum’s Burbank high-rise and the bank’s offices.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

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As part of this strategy, the 123-year-old brand began making space in its lineups for battery-electric vehicles by discontinuing ICE models, like the mid-size XT6, which stopped production in early 2025.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Agios Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of a next-generation drug called tebapivat for sickle cell disease.

— Elaine Chen, STAT, 21 July 2026

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In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The new ordinance has a mandatory minimum penalty, including suspending the tobacco license, attorney Mike Pasquinelli said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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Other key events took place after the turn to the new millennium, including Charlotte Black Gay Pride holding its first event in July 2005, and Charlotte Pride disbanding in 2006.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Gregg Alexander wasn’t planning to make a splashy return with New Radicals, his pop-rock collective that burned bright and fast in the late 1990s before abruptly disbanding.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

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