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Recent Examples of interrupt
Fight ends in barrage of bullets Moments before the gunfire, Jaheim Pierre and his sister were arguing — and Carter interrupted them, the report says.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Pelley interrupted Bilton and pushed back.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Playtime and school were often interrupted by sirens warning of artillery shelling.
—Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
Goldberg attempted to make a point, but all four of her cohosts interrupted her at one point or another.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Pelley interrupted Bilton and pushed back.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Playtime and school were often interrupted by sirens warning of artillery shelling.
—Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
Goldberg attempted to make a point, but all four of her cohosts interrupted her at one point or another.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
Verb
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South Florida will have no way to send water to the ocean, and no way to stop salt water from intruding into its water supply.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Here's how to get rid of poison ivy that intrudes on your space.—
Caroline Biggs,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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This was a club that embraced African players before much of Europe bothered to scout the continent seriously.—
Zohran Mamdani,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In my dream world where Emmys voters bother to watch Bait, Khan is a shoo-in.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Marie-Paule had straight blond hair, cut in a bob with a clip on one side, and was clutching a miniature schoolbag.—
Annie Ernaux,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The union says many of their workers were affected by the Great Recession in 2008, when hourly wages for some autoworkers were cut in half.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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At a celebratory exhibition match last week in the capital, under the watchful eye of the supreme leader, Naegohyang faced off against the under-17s team, who just added an Asian Cup to their impressive array of silverware, trouncing Japan 5-1 in the final.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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There were police on the scene at the time of the shooting and heard the shots, officials said, adding that there was a large police presence including off-duty officers who were working for the festival.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Objects interposed between subjects and the camera hint at the quest for clarity through the intervening years.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Trump Administration saw Amodei as arrogant and intractable, and would not abide a private company, regardless of how good its product might be, interposing itself in the chain of military command.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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Any open wound, even a small break in the skin like a scratch or an insect bite, can attract these flies, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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And there were times, after the story broke in 2005, that some people on the island would see him and cross the street just to avoid acknowledging him.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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