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as in suspended
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as in sudden
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as in intruded
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 interrupted
Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
And Kelly wonders how interrupted access might affect someone during their vulnerable teenage years.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The online world is a largely visual medium with a complex array of workflows, and dementia commonly causes visual processing to be interrupted or delayed.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Dement helped to identify REM sleep patterns and their value, as well as sleep apnea, or periods of interrupted breathing that can disrupt sleep.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
And Kelly wonders how interrupted access might affect someone during their vulnerable teenage years.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Medical education, interrupted Ali is one of 3 million people who have fled Sudan.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The online world is a largely visual medium with a complex array of workflows, and dementia commonly causes visual processing to be interrupted or delayed.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
Adjective
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Don’t be surprised if your insights come through unconventional means — like a sudden dream, a deep gut feeling or even a meaningful synchronicity that guides you toward a new direction.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Similar to his advice on Caterpillar, Cramer has in recent days been recommending investors not making any sudden movements with their portfolios because there’s so much uncertainty.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The other storylines were quite big and transgressive and Greek, and our storyline felt smaller and more disconnected.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Many couples believe that deep love means never feeling lonely or disconnected.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Preparing the grid to support the world’s climate commitments requires 80 million km of grid infrastructure to be added or upgraded by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).—
Liana Ault,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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After he was first elected mayor in 2017, Suarez had a seat added for himself next to the city manager on the dais.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These men would have long periods of time being idle, and the contrast between boredom and peril is pretty extreme.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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At 45-32, the Clippers are tied with the No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves and No. 8 Memphis Grizzlies, who were both idle.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This was mostly used when the group was building night nests—platforms made high in the trees out of broken branches, sometimes lined with leaves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Musk, who has spearheaded efforts for mass layoffs and federal cuts in his DOGE leadership role, is the CEO of Tesla.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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That's based on a survey conducted in the middle of the month, but overall job cuts in the federal government are significantly larger.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One small study was conducted in humans with obesity who received ACV for 12 weeks and followed a low-calorie diet compared to a group taking a placebo (inactive treatment given to people in a study control group).—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Gene Simmons Band went on hiatus in the fall of 2018 and remained inactive until last April.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Though fragmentary, the Romanesque masterpiece is a unique example of Anglo-Norman art at roughly 230 feet long and one-and-a-half feet wide.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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That muon then created its own fragmentary debris, sparking a ripple of telltale pale blue photons dubbed Cherenkov radiation that passed over ARCA’s instruments.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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