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also interruptor
as in heckler
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Recent Examples of interrupter
Owners may also use a noise interrupter to distract the dog, or redirect their attention to another object or activity, the article suggests.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The Consumer Reports highlights these safety features when considering purchasing a portable space heater:
A ground-fault circuit interrupter plug: GFCI plugs can prevent electric shock.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
In 2024, a fight broke out in the area that Donnell Gardner’s teams of violence interrupters and outreach workers oversee, off West Boulevard and Remount Road.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
Use a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet for extra safety.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The Consumer Reports highlights these safety features when considering purchasing a portable space heater:
A ground-fault circuit interrupter plug: GFCI plugs can prevent electric shock.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
In 2024, a fight broke out in the area that Donnell Gardner’s teams of violence interrupters and outreach workers oversee, off West Boulevard and Remount Road.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
Use a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet for extra safety.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
Noun
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His speech was interrupted several times by individual hecklers who were escorted out of the room to cheers from the crowd.—
Sandy Mazza,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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There was no law enforcement involvement at the meeting, in contrast to the stormy town hall held Tuesday night by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) in which police used tasers to subdue and remove two hecklers.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2024
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Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers.—
Abby Wilson,
theweek,
1 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Others get their start in spring and plague the summer lawn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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That said, consumption changes continue to plague cable.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That outage effectively shut down one of the nation’s busiest airports for approximately two hours, and led to days of cancellations, delays and headaches for travelers.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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But string and yarn can become a headache for owners if their cats get their paws on it, which is exactly what happened to TikTok user @healingat40.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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