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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
Iran continues to fire missiles at Israel each day, disrupting the lives of millions of anxious and exhausted voters.
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Conflicts abroad, such as in Iran, that may disrupt domestic oil resources could also be used as an argument to justify the need to drill, Sivas said.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The story centers on Xu Ke, a young woman who is preparing for an urgent medical procedure when her plans are disrupted by the sudden arrival of her mother.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
Experts confirm there is nothing in the bill that disrupts our legal system in any way.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Conflicts abroad, such as in Iran, that may disrupt domestic oil resources could also be used as an argument to justify the need to drill, Sivas said.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
The story centers on Xu Ke, a young woman who is preparing for an urgent medical procedure when her plans are disrupted by the sudden arrival of her mother.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
Experts confirm there is nothing in the bill that disrupts our legal system in any way.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupt
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Some Native American tribes refer to the April full moon as the breaking ice moon, the frog moon, the sucker moon and the budding moon of plants and shrubs.—
Hali Smith
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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How to break the car rental rage cycle Don't get mad.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Leo moon disturbs unconscious patterns that are ready to be interrupted.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bees are typically not aggressive but can become defensive if their hive is disturbed, especially during yard work or landscaping, city officials said.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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At a moment when our attention is fractured across phones, feeds, and tabs, the gap between occasional readers and obsessive ones has never felt wider.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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But, instead of mixing water, sand, and chemical additives for this fracturing (as done in fracking), an EGS primarily uses just water for fracturing the hot rock, transporting heat to the surface for generating the electricity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This device is a high-tech centrifuge that simulates microgravity by spinning vials with samples around two axes, effectively confusing the cells inside as to their position in space.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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In addition, DraftKings argues that consumers aren’t confused by DraftKings’ use of March Madness.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Later, a fire at Hall’s grandmother’s house would destroy most of his magic act.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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This time around, in that first wave of strikes on February 28, American cruise missiles targeted and destroyed a building that ended up being a girls’ school—killing more than 168 young children who had just started their day of classes.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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After the offense was shut out on four hits in Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Angels, Counsell shuffled the lineup.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Meyerson was shuffled to three different ALFs in six months — from Hialeah to Kendall to Homestead.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Protective styles like low buns or braids can also reduce frizz throughout the day.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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In her tenure, Colorado has taken major steps to increase price transparency, reduce hospital and prescription drug costs, and hold the health care industry accountable.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Led by Spring, the company has tried to address criticisms that its Macy's department stores carried stale merchandise, relied on too thin of staffing, and had disorganized shelves and displays that had driven shoppers to competitors.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Aside from avoidant, the others are secure, anxious, and disorganized.—
Christin Perry,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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