1
as in fractured
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 disturbed
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 disrupted
Europe accelerated spending on renewables and energy efficiency after Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted natural gas supplies.
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Foreign business confidence in China has declined since Covid-19 when pandemic restrictions disrupted supply chains — the domestic economy has remained sluggish, dragged down by a real estate slump and overcapacity in industrial sectors.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
These tools can detect deviations from a patient’s baseline—for example, disrupted sleep patterns.
—Kent Dicks, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Muscle cramps and playing surfaces As muscles fatigue, the normal balance between signals in the nervous system that direct muscles to contract and relax become disrupted.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Heading into its second season, Unrivaled has already disrupted women’s basketball, with the league’s specter looming large in WNBA labor talks.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
An audience’s expectations can be met or disrupted by what the performer brings.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Foreign business confidence in China has declined since Covid-19 when pandemic restrictions disrupted supply chains — the domestic economy has remained sluggish, dragged down by a real estate slump and overcapacity in industrial sectors.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
These tools can detect deviations from a patient’s baseline—for example, disrupted sleep patterns.
—Kent Dicks, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Muscle cramps and playing surfaces As muscles fatigue, the normal balance between signals in the nervous system that direct muscles to contract and relax become disrupted.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Heading into its second season, Unrivaled has already disrupted women’s basketball, with the league’s specter looming large in WNBA labor talks.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025
An audience’s expectations can be met or disrupted by what the performer brings.
—Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupted
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Since then, the alliances forged in tragedy have been fractured.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Passing a budget will require Lecornu to get the backing of enough lawmakers in a government that has been fractured between Macron’s governing coalition, the far-left, and the far-right.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Vic and Cali hadn’t wanted a wedding, but this had disturbed Vic’s parents.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some civil servants working to bolster democracy around the world and at home, for example, were disturbed by shifts in foreign policy.—
Yvonne Zylan,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire revoked the fireworks licenses for companies linked to the Esparto compound after their investigation concluded that Chee, Devastating’s owner, and Cutright, on behalf of BlackStar Fireworks, broke California fireworks laws.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bell recalls watching his parents perform in a production of Good News, laughing with his brother as a ukulele broke over his father’s head on stage.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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At one point, O’Steen was confused by a question, and the resulting back-and-forth was reminiscent of an Abbott and Costello repartee.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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It should not be confused with Article 5, the cornerstone of the alliance, which states an armed attack on one NATO ally will be considered an act of violence against all members and prompt assistance to the member concerned.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The tall, steep mountains that rise to 6,000 feet in elevation in the Grandfather District saw triple digit winds and some of the heaviest rainfall of the storm with hundreds of miles of trail and road destroyed.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Alshon cruised past Johnson 3,7 in a surprise, while Garnett destroyed Haworth 4,1 to set up a very solid final.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kraken shuffled their front office, but didn’t change direction.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The practice schedule has also been shuffled, sleep is being emphasized and the team will travel on a larger plane.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Among other policy changes, the bill brought back 2017 tax cuts, increased funding for deportation efforts and reduced who is eligible for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the length of time the computer takes to respond is within the designer's control, and its perception can be reduced by giving prompt and accurate feedback, even if the operation's actual execution time is longer.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Will this be the time for Miami to turn around their season with a major upset, or could this be the final game of the McDaniel era?—
Mike Straw,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The tour — which marks Grande’s first tour in six years following her Sweetener World Tour in 2019 — sold out almost immediately during presale and general sale, which upset some fans who couldn’t snag tickets.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Disrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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