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Recent Examples of interrupt
As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.
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Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
In Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the last-place Orioles when an 86-minute rain delay interrupted the proceedings during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
When asked about the New York Times article by reporters on Friday, Musk immediately interrupted the question to fire back at the outlet.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
In Baltimore, the Red Sox held a 3-2 lead over the last-place Orioles when an 86-minute rain delay interrupted the proceedings during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
When asked about the New York Times article by reporters on Friday, Musk immediately interrupted the question to fire back at the outlet.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 30 May 2025
According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
Verb
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Markets have a way of violently intruding on wishful thinking.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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Administration officials have blasted the judges who’ve blocked Trump’s tariffs, accusing them of intruding on presidential authority.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
Verb
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Understandably, the online narrative bothered the director as well.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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This is an arrangement that bothers Kagi's founder.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Not only that, the 1 [million] households earning over $1 [million] a year would receive $105 [billion] in tax cuts in 2027 – that’s more than the tax cuts going to the 127 [million] households earning under $100,000.—
Jim Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Most House Republicans continue to back the Big, Beautiful bill, which extends expiring income tax rates beyond 2025 but also makes big cuts in Medicaid, food assistance and other government programs.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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One prisoner was killed and three security officials were wounded in an ensuing shootout, Abbasi said, adding that police are conducting raids to capture the remaining escapees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Seeing the big picture in my own handwriting adds clarity and reduces cognitive clutter.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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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
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Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2023
Verb
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The first real break in the series is coming after Game 5 Saturday night in Edmonton.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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The dismissal was part of a chain of events that ultimately led to a break in the relationship between Trump and Musk, igniting a war of words.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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