interrupter

variants also interruptor
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Recent Examples of interrupter Site Director Kenneth Robinson said the organization aims to be proactive as violence interrupters. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 On Call Her Daddy, Cohen called out Lisa Barlow from Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Teresa Giudice from Real Housewives of New Jersey as frequent interrupters. Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 The 87-year-old change-making violence-interrupter — who spent 20 years as a Milwaukee County correctional officer and dedicated her life to the betterment of others — never hesitated to step into the middle of confrontation. Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The new department would expand violence interrupter programs in the city and mental health teams that respond to 911 calls, according to his 17-page public safety plan. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interrupter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
Noun
  • Vance jousted with at least one heckler over the war in Gaza, and he was pressed by another person over the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Duran also served a two-game suspension in August 2024 after yelling a homophobic slur at a heckler during a Red Sox-Astros game at Fenway Park.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But just ahead of them is the harrier, recognized since 1885.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Both permanent and migrant raptors, or birds of prey such as bald and golden eagles, red-tailed, red-shouldered and ferruginous hawks, falcons and harriers — nearly 20 species in all — have been recorded at the Ramona grasslands.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Another kind of typhus, carried by lice and caused by the bacteria Rickettsia prowazekii, produced historic plagues that devastated populations during times of war, famine and poverty, the National Institutes for Health said.
    Don Sweeney April 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His church becomes a vital part of Homelander’s plan, just as Homelander’s delusions of divinity soon become everyone’s plague.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The war also caused gasoline and diesel prices to surge, causing further headaches for farmers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Lyme disease can bring about flu-like symptoms, headaches, fever and chills.
    Mary Eber, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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