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as in sudden
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as in intruded
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point
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Recent Examples of interrupted
J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
People typically check their email between 15 to over 30 times a day, and according to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, employees are now interrupted hundreds of times per day by digital pings, which puts workers in perpetual context-switching and fragmented attention.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
The Broncos also have Drew Sanders, whose career has been routinely interrupted by injury, entering the final year of his rookie contract.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
As legislators prepare to enter the new legislative season, Boren drew a final lesson from the interrupted saga of SB 726.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 3 Feb. 2026
People typically check their email between 15 to over 30 times a day, and according to Microsoft’s Work Trend Index, employees are now interrupted hundreds of times per day by digital pings, which puts workers in perpetual context-switching and fragmented attention.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
It's not supposed to be interrupted by hazardous mold.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
The Broncos also have Drew Sanders, whose career has been routinely interrupted by injury, entering the final year of his rookie contract.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
Adjective
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Two years before Tony Clark’s sudden resignation made Bruce Meyer the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Meyer composed a letter to quiet the union members calling for his ouster.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Major League Baseball Players Association has elected a new executive director following the sudden departure of Tony Clark, who had led the union for over a decade.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The group also talks about how the event unfolded even as the real world intruded on the festival bubble, in the form of both news about Minnesota and a violent incident at Sundance itself.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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Seoul and Pyongyang have been on edge over North Korea's accusation that South Korea intruded its airspace with drones in January and last September.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Starting in 2023, the courts began rejecting elements of the cases brought by storm victims, starting with the natural gas companies, such as Atmos and Energy Transfer, because their conduct was too disconnected from impacting the customers.—
Mark Curriden,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Rural schools, long America’s most technologically disconnected, are under threat of being left behind, too.—
Jerel Ezell,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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However, Konrad added his second goal of the game to finish the scoring.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Norway has added only seven new rinks in the past 10 years, per its ice hockey association.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The hydropower generators at Greers Ferry Dam had been idle all day, so the Little Red was very low, with just a hint of current.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Utah was idle on Saturday after falling to the Magic in Orlando on Saturday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In February 2025, NASA hired an independent team to determine why the mission failed, examining everything from broken hardware to leadership mistakes.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Montgomery was among the players working on fundamentals such as secondary leads on the bases before taking a few cuts in the cages.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Holes can be cut in the fabric to insert garden plants, and optionally the fabric can be covered with mulch to hide it.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Despite being inactive for 15 games, Jakucionis still has led the Heat in assists five times and has produced a pair of 20-point outings.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Asking the government to show how many registrants are active versus inactive, how eligibility is verified, how list maintenance is conducted, how records are removed and how deaths and moves are processed is basic accountability, not an attack on voting.—
Reardon Sullivan,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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