1
as in breaks
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 disturbs
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 disrupts
Incomplete or inconsistent data disrupts workflows and triggers irrelevant follow-ups.
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Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And there’s the impact of climate change itself, which disrupts seasonal temperature change routines.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The film, Critterz, is about forest creatures forced to move after a stranger disrupts their village, The Wall Street Journal reports.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
See a doctor if the pain in the lower right side of your back is severe, lasts more than a few days, worsens, or disrupts your day-to-day activities.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
But Longo also disrupts the idea of typical film-watching chronology.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Higher altitude winds over the coastal Pacific may disarm hurricanes too, blowing in from west to east—opposite the direction of the trade winds—and causing turbulence that disrupts the formation of the storm.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
In turn, inflammation disrupts the effects of insulin to signal cells to make appropriate adjustments prior to receiving the glucose.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the late Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) disrupts the spell with her presence, and she and Wednesday swap bodies in a Freaky Friday moment.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
And there’s the impact of climate change itself, which disrupts seasonal temperature change routines.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The film, Critterz, is about forest creatures forced to move after a stranger disrupts their village, The Wall Street Journal reports.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
See a doctor if the pain in the lower right side of your back is severe, lasts more than a few days, worsens, or disrupts your day-to-day activities.
—Brandi Jones, Health, 6 Sep. 2025
But Longo also disrupts the idea of typical film-watching chronology.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Higher altitude winds over the coastal Pacific may disarm hurricanes too, blowing in from west to east—opposite the direction of the trade winds—and causing turbulence that disrupts the formation of the storm.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
In turn, inflammation disrupts the effects of insulin to signal cells to make appropriate adjustments prior to receiving the glucose.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the late Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) disrupts the spell with her presence, and she and Wednesday swap bodies in a Freaky Friday moment.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupts
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Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The campaign breaks Thursday in tandem with the retail drop of the Passepartout collection for fall 2025, strong on Lurex jersey dresses and sweaters with a labyrinth motif that gives an animal-print vibe.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The water is perfectly clear — until someone brushes the side of the cave or disturbs the soft bottom, sending fine silt particles billowing into the beam of a headlamp.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Liposuction surgically removes fat cells, while cryolipolysis freezes and destroys them.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the loving couple’s equilibrium hits a major bump when a freak coastal storm destroys Theo’s new building before its inauguration and viral videos compound his humiliation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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And so an urban tunnel not only blocks some satellites, but confuses the listeners as to which are direct or reflected signals.—
Steve Tengler,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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If the community fractures over which path to take, and no consensus emerges, adoption may be stalled.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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As a result of the attack, the woman had three stab wounds to her left leg, one to her right leg, fractures to her left rib and right pinky finger, bruises, trauma to her left forearm, and blunt force injuries to her head and face, leaving both eyes swollen shut, the release said.—
Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.—
Amy E. Stambach,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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With Noni Madueke doubled up on out wide, Zubimendi shuffles backwards to receive the pass, and then fires a pass into Martin Odegaard, breaking the first two lines of the opposition’s 4-4-2 defensive block.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2025
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This not only reinforces clarity, but also reduces the reliance on employees having to scribble notes word for word to decode later.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The debris collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Recruits typically come from deprived areas, and as Russia’s economy disintegrates in slow motion, the bonanza offered by the army looks increasingly appealing.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Disrupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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