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Recent Examples of interrupt
Sexiest Man Alive Readers' Choice Poll Results Alfonso and Julianne interrupted tonight's dancing to deliver PEOPLE' Sexiest Man Alive Readers' Choice Poll Results.
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Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Hunting the lockdown phase of the rut means hour upon hour of boredom interrupted by moments of pure chaos.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
This morning's press conference was briefly interrupted by a short power outage.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Vahid even interrupts an engagement photo shoot of Shiva’s (Mariam Afshari) for Goli (Hadis Pakbaten) and Ali (Madj Panahi) to see if two of three can tag him.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Hunting the lockdown phase of the rut means hour upon hour of boredom interrupted by moments of pure chaos.
—Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
This morning's press conference was briefly interrupted by a short power outage.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Vahid even interrupts an engagement photo shoot of Shiva’s (Mariam Afshari) for Goli (Hadis Pakbaten) and Ali (Madj Panahi) to see if two of three can tag him.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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Beijing rebutted the accusation, saying the Australian aircraft had intruded into Chinese airspace.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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China should also agree to hold fewer and smaller military exercises around Taiwan and stop intruding into Taiwan’s contiguous zone, which extends 24 nautical miles around the island.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s what bothers me about it.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The 20-year-old didn’t bother inspecting it further, threw it in the gutter and went on with her day.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid on Friday said concern about future inflation led to his vote against this week’s quarter-point cut in the benchmark fed fund rate.—
Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the background, some analysts are now resigned to the notion that Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Wednesday were gloomier than expected and that there may not be another interest rate cut in December.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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After debuting her costume at her Halloween party that night, Klum added another post showing off the full transformation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Say the managers see a software provider on the block at a bargain price, and want to add it to a tech portfolio.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Nathan sought to interpose himself in sensitive deals despite his lack of experience.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 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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Investigators quickly determined that the woman was not attempting to break in to the home.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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The clash reflects the shifting landscape for blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs, with veteran Novo Nordisk now trailing rival Eli Lilly as other companies like Pfizer race to break in.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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