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Recent Examples of interrupt
Talented artists often come into a steadily mature expression in their 30s, the moment when Davis’ accelerating growth was brutally interrupted.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Rain interrupts the final round The tradition of the US Open finishing on Father’s Day Sunday looked to be in jeopardy after play was suspended due to dangerous weather.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
The weather did not interrupt the event, as Trump and members of his administration gathered on an elaborate reviewing stand set up on the Ellipse.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2025
According to Norse mythology, Loki, the 13th guest, interrupted the gods' dinner party by plunging the world into darkness.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Rain interrupts the final round The tradition of the US Open finishing on Father’s Day Sunday looked to be in jeopardy after play was suspended due to dangerous weather.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
The weather did not interrupt the event, as Trump and members of his administration gathered on an elaborate reviewing stand set up on the Ellipse.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 June 2025
According to Norse mythology, Loki, the 13th guest, interrupted the gods' dinner party by plunging the world into darkness.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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Whether Baghdad would risk firing these at intruding IAF jets that are not actively attacking targets on its territory is doubtful, given the crushing retaliation doing so would likely incur.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Critics argue the technology intrudes on civil rights and fear that the federal government could muscle access to local surveillance systems despite local laws barring such.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Also on this episode: With Emmy nomination voting ending on Monday, the Roundtable takes one more look at the major categories, how the number of submissions has changed some of the competition and who didn’t bother to join in.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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Orban said in February that organisers should not even bother organizing Pride in Budapest this year.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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For context, the national average of price cuts in terms of on-market supply is 34 percent, up 17 percent year-over-year.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The world premiere of the cinematic cut in Karlovy Vary is scheduled for July 9.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2025
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The tour has been selling out, with Lorde adding additional dates in each city.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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Lakers add Dixon The Lakers signed former Villanova forward Eric Dixon to a two-way contract, according to people with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 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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Passengers on a flight were unexpectedly soaked in alcohol after a hard landing caused two bottles to break in an overhead bin.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Records were also broken in Providence, Rhode Island where temperatures reached 100 degrees – a new June high temperature record.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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