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Recent Examples of interrupt
However, the umbrellas came out when a sudden downpour interrupted the outing.
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.
—Ginny Tapley Takemori
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy interrupted the Republican lawmaker to deny making the comment.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite commercial breaks potentially not interrupting big plays in the endzone, fans are not happy.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.
—Ginny Tapley Takemori
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Kennedy interrupted the Republican lawmaker to deny making the comment.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite commercial breaks potentially not interrupting big plays in the endzone, fans are not happy.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
Verb
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Mitchell, in contrast, subsumes himself into his subjects, seldom intruding on the surface of his own prose.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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At once a pragmatist and a romantic, Corry sometimes struggles to keep her scientific brain from intruding on moments of sensory abandon and unguarded feeling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The acting didn’t bother me, but the directing did.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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If the odds of winning the lottery are so low, why do people bother playing?—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Over the summer, Vance helped shepherd the tax cut and spending law to passage, again casting the deciding vote on legislation that had lost GOP support over Medicaid cuts in his capacity as president of the Senate.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Summary Market interest rates have not responded to the past three interest rate cuts in the way policy makers at the Federal Reserve intended.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ladd McConkey added six catches for 74 yards.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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After a major measles resurgence began in 1989, scientists moved to add a second dose of the MMR vaccine to bolster protection—but the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC’s vaccine-advisory panel disagreed on the optimal time to administer it.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nathan sought to interpose himself in sensitive deals despite his lack of experience.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
Verb
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To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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A couple's unconventional wedding planning decision to schedule a five-hour break in the middle of their big day has ignited a passionate debate online.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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