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adjective

Definition of interruptednext
1
as in suspended

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as in sudden

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verb

past tense of interrupt
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
Adjective
Michael Thompson, the Plymouth Director of Public Works, told CBS News Minnesota his team first noticed there was a problem when communication between devices started to become interrupted on Sunday evening. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The interrupted surveillance wasn’t a problem for the Secret Service, however, as a tranche of documents filed in federal court this week by Comey’s lawyers show. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Verb
Our interview at Rockwater, a popular venue on the beach promenade in Hove, was interrupted by a mother requesting a photo of Hurzeler with her two sons. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Ordinarily, the latest economic reports would have interrupted that advance. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
  1. idle
  2. sudden
  3. intruded
  4. inactive
  5. disconnected
  6. added
  7. inoperative
  8. broken
Adjective
  • Most humanoid models run for up to four hours while sitting idle.
    — Elaine Yu,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of idle
Adjective
  • The sudden push toward scale marks a shift for a technology that spent years looking more like a Silicon Valley experiment than a serious alternative to putting a package in a car.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The morning after their fight, Russia invades Ukraine, and the two go on with their separation amid the backdrop of sudden social upheaval.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sudden
Verb
  • If the bill becomes law and the county challenges it, Pio Roda said county attorneys could argue that the state had improperly intruded into a local matter.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • So the familiarity of my story with John sometimes intruded into what was supposed to be this fairy tale.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 June 2026
Definition of intruded
Adjective
  • Rather, the department says testing is recommended because inactive, or latent, TB often causes no symptoms.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bazelak got the start when backup Jake Browning was inactive after suffering a back strain in practice against the Jets on Wednesday.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of inactive
Adjective
  • That’s the conclusion of new survey of 5,693 frontline workers and managers out of Dayforce, which finds that frontline productivity suffers due to disconnected information and workflows.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Industry estimates suggest that nearly 70 percent of operational tasks in complex supply chains are routine and strong candidates for automation, yet many remain manual and heavily dependent on disconnected workflows.
    — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • Arike Ogunbowale scored a season-high 32 points, Jessica Shepard added a career-best 26 and the Dallas Wings beat Indiana 91-85 on Thursday night, ending the Fever's five-game winning streak.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The study hypothesized that the sickle was added before the body fully decomposed since no joints were detached or displaced, as archaeologists would expect if a grave were to be disturbed after the body became a skeleton.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of added
Adjective
  • If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of inoperative
Adjective
  • Evans had 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons to open his career and scored 24 touchdowns over 2023-2024 before a broken collarbone/concussion ended his year abruptly in 2025.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Yungblud didn’t let a broken leg prevent him from engaging in a little crowd-surfing as the singer — wheelchair in tow — took a spin atop the audience Tuesday at his Portugal show.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
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