interrupter

variants also interruptor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of interrupter Three years ago, the Urban League of the Carolinas launched the Alternatives to Violence team in the corridor to act as violence interrupters. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025 Another issue in the US is the lack of a compatible safety device called a ground fault circuit interrupter, or a GFCI. Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025 Owners may also use a noise interrupter to distract the dog, or redirect their attention to another object or activity, the article suggests. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 Use a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet for extra safety. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for interrupter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
Noun
  • Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Not even a heckler riding the Dodgers’ star all weekend at Petco Park could stop himself from smiling after Ohtani came over to high-five him after a homer on Sunday.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Some belong to the family Accipitridae, which comprises hawks, eagles, kites and harriers.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
  • 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
  • In 2003, the city of Chicago participated in TOPOFF 2, a national terrorism response exercise simulating a radiological attack in Seattle and the release of pneumonic plague in Chicago.
    Lauren Buitta, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Fantasy romance trilogy The Magic of the Lost barrels to its epic conclusion, following The Faithless’ one-two punch of the Withering plague returning to Balladaire and queen Luca asking soldier Touraine to be her general and her wife.
    Natalie Zutter September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fight over transit funding is just one part of a bigger headache—Pennsylvania’s budget is more than nine weeks late.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Symptoms of Chagas disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and eyelid swelling.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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