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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
Institutions funding tech innovation must think critically about the systemic inequalities their dollars support or disrupt.
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Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
After all, the production calendar was disrupted by dual Hollywood labor strikes the year prior, postponing major blockbuster releases into the second half of 2024.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Radiation: Another method of destroying and managing scar tissue, X-rays shrink scar tissue by disrupting cell activity.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Don't go to bed wearing makeup: Wearing makeup overnight can disrupt the skin barrier and trigger oiliness or other skin symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
After all, the production calendar was disrupted by dual Hollywood labor strikes the year prior, postponing major blockbuster releases into the second half of 2024.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Radiation: Another method of destroying and managing scar tissue, X-rays shrink scar tissue by disrupting cell activity.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Don't go to bed wearing makeup: Wearing makeup overnight can disrupt the skin barrier and trigger oiliness or other skin symptoms.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Though news broke yesterday that a deal had been reached, Israel cautioned that it was not finalized and accused Hamas of trying to extort last-minute demands.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Osorio leveled the match at 5-5 in the first set, a few games after Jabeur’s medical timeout, but the 30-year-old broke back immediately and looked relieved to take a one-set lead when her opponent sent a forehand long.George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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The volcano’s light illuminates a double lenticular cloud, or a UFO-like cloud formation created when a mountain disturbs air flow and creates standing waves above it.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant’s owner requested that the police detain the tourist for intoxication and disturbing the public order; on Sunday, Cabo Rojo’s mayor said that the responding officer had been suspended while the case was being investigated.Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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While competing in Newcastle, England, McIntyre fractured the T2 and T3 vertebrae in his neck.Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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With access to social media, messaging apps, and endless entertainment, students’ focus has fractured.Neela Mukherjee Lockel, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Evans believes a lack of planning is largely to blame for our productivity failures, and warns people not to confuse being busy with being productive.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s receivers won’t be confused for an elite group, but tight end Tyler Warren is the top player in the country at that position, and the running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton is one of the nation’s best.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Related article Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps As many as 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures may have been destroyed in the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, rendering entire communities ashen piles of rubble.Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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This year, however, will be a much more muted affair, as the Palisades and Eaton Fires have destroyed thousands of homes, killed 25 people and forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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As he’s been awaiting trial in Charlotte since his arrest in 2012 on a first-degree murder charge, Perkins has been shuffled between the Mecklenburg County jail, Broughton Hospital, Central Prison, and Central Regional Hospital dozens of times.Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
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His defensive concentration — happy to shuffle players out wide and contain them in one-v-one duels — makes Reis an interesting potential option as a right-back for Guardiola, who often opts for four centre-backs across the defence.Thom Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tailor For Expense Reduction Messaging When crafting your capabilities statement, customize it to showcase how your business can help agencies reduce costs: • Use metrics to quantify savings from previous contracts.Col. Rafael Marrero, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Discussions are expected to focus on recent confrontations in the South China Sea and long-term mechanisms to reduce simmering tensions.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Their defense was slow and overmatched, disorganized in transition, destroyed on the boards, and hemorrhaging second-chance points.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Military commanders distanced themselves from Mr. Yoon, testifying that the martial law attempt was rushed and disorganized, and military veterans – many of whom had supported the president – turned out to condemn him.Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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