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Recent Examples of interrupt
As if that wasn't enough emotional torment for the three teens, they were immediately interrupted by the revelation that something happened to the boys' father George (Marc Blucas).
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EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That was of course interrupted by the pandemic, with a historic contraction, immediately followed by an equally historic expansion.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Damage can interrupt the signals that the nerves send through the body to perform certain functions—such as vision, sensation and movement.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Howard’s version of paradise interrupted does suffer from random mood changes and is indeed the very essence over the top.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That was of course interrupted by the pandemic, with a historic contraction, immediately followed by an equally historic expansion.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025
Damage can interrupt the signals that the nerves send through the body to perform certain functions—such as vision, sensation and movement.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Howard’s version of paradise interrupted does suffer from random mood changes and is indeed the very essence over the top.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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At once a pragmatist and a romantic, Corry sometimes struggles to keep her scientific brain from intruding on moments of sensory abandon and unguarded feeling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Then his work intrudes on their waterpark vacation.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Both schools use the name freely, and neither seems bothered by the other.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Florio questioned Saban being bothered by the hysteria surrounding his potential return to the sidelines.—
Andrew Hughes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller reiterated his support for an interest rate cut in September and opened the door to a potentially larger move if the labor market continues to weaken.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Market Holds Its Breath As summer comes to an end, the attention of the financial world is locked in on the Federal Reserve, and the possibility of an interest rate cut in September.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Elderflower plays nicely with the flavors in the cocktail, so adding a splash of elderflower liqueur or syrup is a really nice addition.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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What else can the EFL do when UEFA adds a third European competition, the Conference League, in 2021, and then expands all three of its club competitions in 2024, adding extra games and teams?—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2023
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More delays are planned for Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park Season 27 after two breaks in the first three weeks.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Several high-temperature records were broken in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington recently, and heat warnings and advisories are expected to remain in place through Aug. 26.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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