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as in to break
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places
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as in to disturb
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine
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Recent Examples of disrupt
The alterations would have reduced oncology clinics’ revenue by billions of dollars—thereby threatening to disrupt care for many Americans battling cancer.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
These tariffs are expected to disrupt global trade, increase costs for businesses, and further dampen consumer spending, adding pressure on corporate earnings and economic growth.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The company's innovative approach could potentially disrupt conventional air travel and accelerate the transition to cleaner aviation technologies.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Slot shares this staple of Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou’s attacking principles, with Porro adept at tucking inside to disrupt the opposition shape.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
These tariffs are expected to disrupt global trade, increase costs for businesses, and further dampen consumer spending, adding pressure on corporate earnings and economic growth.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The company's innovative approach could potentially disrupt conventional air travel and accelerate the transition to cleaner aviation technologies.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupt
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The only Heat players ruled out Wednesday are Nikola Jovic (broken right hand), Kevin Love (personal reasons) and Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Indian Ocean is visible through the gardens’ palms, but beach access from the villas is purposefully obstructed—the resort’s way of making sure not to disturb the nearly 300 sea turtle nests lining the shore.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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The medical team wheels the body out of the cabin under a curtain on a room service trolley so as not to disturb the passengers, then uses the flower shop walk-in freezer as a morgue.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2025
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The club confirmed that Walker, on loan from Manchester City, fractured his elbow on Tuesday but did not put a timeframe on his recovery.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the Indian Relocation Act of 1956 and the Termination Era policies, federal legislation intentionally fractured Tribal Nations, severing Native peoples from their lands, cultures, and community ties.—
Oweesta,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Let go of a common misconception Some parents worry that teaching their child multiple languages will set them back or confuse them.—
Julia Furlan,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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Af Klint edited her own notebooks later in life, rewriting or destroying entire passages and exorcising biographical details.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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While events were shuffled around to fit a new schedule, the royals will also be about to pace themselves following the monarch's recent health setback.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Higher temperatures may also reduce the sugar content of maple sap, meaning producers will need to collect and boil more sap to produce the same quantities of syrup.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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Vancouver’s puck play was disorganized and out of sync, and that even included Quinn Hughes, who made a couple of uncharacteristic turnovers.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Stressed or disorganized: Organization and development of study habits are a key part of academic success.—
Danielle Barreras,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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