interrupts

present tense third-person singular of interrupt
as in intrudes
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

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Recent Examples of interrupts Laura, who has convinced Carrie to help her, interrupts a gala presentation being made in Anne's honor. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025 This concentration of energy creates a tiny, controlled burn that interrupts the faulty circuit causing the tremor. Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025 Pedigo interrupts to point out that even the records that got Walker labeled as a traditional country singer had more depth to their sounds than such a label affords him. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 No provocation on the part of the town’s inhabitants interrupts the tense calm. Greg Grandin september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 But when a botched bank robbery interrupts the municipality’s tranquil pace, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Ulysses soon discovers that the town is anything but its namesake. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025 This interrupts automatic defensiveness and signals self-possession. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 But Cherry interrupts their twosome and a brawl ensues. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Tyler is visiting the graves of his parents when Capri interrupts. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupts
Verb
  • To Dalio, that rhetoric is the hallmark of a late-stage debt cycle, before reality intrudes.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The opposite dangers easily slip from mind, until reality intrudes.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This denim baseball cap adds understated cool to her weekend—and will quickly become a staple in her rotation.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Baird adds a bullish fresh pick on Dutch Bros Baird says investors should buy the dip in the coffee chain.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?
    Time, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Interrupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupts. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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