as in to intrude
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point

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Recent Examples of interrupt Their relative peace and quiet is routinely interrupted by Gloria, Mandy’s sister, played with frazzled mania by the wonderful Brenda Blethyn. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024 Walsh interrupted a Saira Rao dinner lecture decrying white women by dropping stacks of plates. Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024 When war interrupted that supply in 2022, American authorities urgently began to rekindle domestic uranium mining and enrichment. Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024 Claire is on cloud nine when she’s interrupted by a crying Mercy. Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interrupt 
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  • Lin said that Philippine vessels had intruded into the shoal's territorial waters, prompting lawful and professional measures from Chinese forces.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The legal idea is that, under the U.S. constitutional system, power is divided between the national government and states, and states can't intrude beyond their sphere.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • Sadly, the mainstream media hasn’t bothered to ask me any questions about it.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • With so much competition, why would China even bother pouring money and effort into such megaconstellations?
    Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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  • The Fed kicked off its easing cycle with a 50-basis-point rate cut in September followed by a 25-basis-point reduction in November.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Indexes fell across much of Europe ahead of a meeting this week by the European Central Bank, where the widespread expectation is for another cut in interest rates.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • To add career academies in entrepreneurship, cosmetology and auto to at least Woodward Career Technical High School's campus.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.
    Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In Côte d’Ivoire, a civil war that began in 2002 led to the partition of the country, with a large UN force interposed between the two sides.
    Jon Western, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011
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  • Kitchen Moving Boxes $55 at Amazon Moving delicate glassware is tedious, so Ayoub recommends stocking up on dedicated kitchen moving boxes to keep your fragile items from breaking in transit.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
  • His jaw was broken in two places, leaving him unable to speak.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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