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Recent Examples of interrupter
Use a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), available from hardware stores.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
Noun
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Cyndi Lauper didn’t hold back when a heckler interrupted her opening night in Las Vegas, firing back mid-show with an expletive-laced response that quickly drew cheers from the crowd.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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The rule that the heckler’s veto cannot silence the public speaker would also apply in the library example.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jed leaned back to watch a hawk overhead, a harrier.—
Thomas McGuane,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2026
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But just ahead of them is the harrier, recognized since 1885.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Overall, the chemistry eliminates the thermal runaway risks, dendrite formation, and complex cooling requirements that plague lithium-ion systems.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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This includes murine typhus, cat scratch disease, and plague.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Magic Mountain removed Revolution’s simple lap bars in 1992 and installed over-the-shoulder restraints — resulting in head-banging headaches for dismayed riders and making the coaster painfully unrideable.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Some people dealing with the infection, called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), can have headaches, dizziness, chills and stomach problems.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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