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Recent Examples of interrupt
As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.
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Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
In Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the last-place Orioles when an 86-minute rain delay interrupted the proceedings during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
When asked about the New York Times article by reporters on Friday, Musk immediately interrupted the question to fire back at the outlet.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
In Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the last-place Orioles when an 86-minute rain delay interrupted the proceedings during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
When asked about the New York Times article by reporters on Friday, Musk immediately interrupted the question to fire back at the outlet.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
Verb
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Markets have a way of violently intruding on wishful thinking.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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Administration officials have blasted the judges who’ve blocked Trump’s tariffs, accusing them of intruding on presidential authority.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Whatever discomfort the 38-year-old was feeling didn’t appear to bother him thereafter.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Understandably, the online narrative bothered the director as well.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Here’s a breakdown of those cuts in the current form of the bill: Making Trump tax cuts permanent: Because this is an extension of cuts in place since 2017, the average taxpayer would largely not see a change, unless the cuts were not renewed.—
Jay O'Brien,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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In the interim, anxiety has spread among students and faculty members on visas or green cards, along with those in the lab sciences impacted by cuts in research funding, according to Thaddeus.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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The Israeli military is continuing to target Iranian nuclear sites and infrastructure as well as other military targets, the spokesperson added.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The e-commerce giant has been working on an overhaul for the past several months, the CNBC report said, adding that Amazon has not conducted any broad layoffs as part of this reorganization.—
Siddhi Mahatole,
USA Today,
15 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
Verb
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The first real break in the series is coming after Game 5 Saturday night in Edmonton.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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The dismissal was part of a chain of events that ultimately led to a break in the relationship between Trump and Musk, igniting a war of words.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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