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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
Noun
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Some members of the audience booed the heckler.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bostwick's character is famously called an a**hole by the film's hecklers.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some belong to the family Accipitridae, which comprises hawks, eagles, kites and harriers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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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
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Now the government is out to quash this plague of poor decision making.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Cowboys’ defense is bad and Denver’s is good, but all the same, a long dry spell or a continuation of the penalty plague will not end well this weekend.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the patents on some of Novo Nordisk’s hero products in certain regions to be running out is an inevitable headache—companies can only hold them for so long before competitors are able to launch their own products.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Symptoms may include diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other ailments.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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