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as in suspended
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as in sudden
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as in intruded
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 interrupted
Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
Because interrupted plagiarism is plagiarism that doesn't make a profit.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The online world is a largely visual medium with a complex array of workflows, and dementia commonly causes visual processing to be interrupted or delayed.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
While the net number of tuberculosis cases fell, moreover, the burden of multidrug-resistant disease skyrocketed, largely as a result of suboptimal or interrupted treatment.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2012
Because interrupted plagiarism is plagiarism that doesn't make a profit.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Medical education, interrupted Ali is one of 3 million people who have fled Sudan.
—Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
The online world is a largely visual medium with a complex array of workflows, and dementia commonly causes visual processing to be interrupted or delayed.
—Talia Barrington, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
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Release date, cast, more Queen Latifah, Adrien Brody, Kerry Washington, more stars flock to Thom Browne's NYFW show 'Really bummed out:' Beverly Ortega explains sudden departure from 'The Bachelor' When is WorldPride Music Festival 2025?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Digest The Australian art scene continues to reel in the wake of the sudden decision to drop artist Khaled Sabsabi from the country’s Venice Biennale pavilion, which many now suspect may remain empty at the 61st edition of the exhibition.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Without addressing these challenges, partners may feel disconnected and unfulfilled in the relationship, which can lead to them growing apart emotionally and physically.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Between 2022 and 2024, Holt lost roughly $110,000 — a loss that left him completely disconnected from his life.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Preparing the grid to support the world’s climate commitments requires 80 million km of grid infrastructure to be added or upgraded by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).—
Liana Ault,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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After he was first elected mayor in 2017, Suarez had a seat added for himself next to the city manager on the dais.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Robinson believe that the idle tower somehow was re energized at the start of the fire.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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On the day the city posted signs on Chynoweth, 32 vehicles, including 21 RVs, sat idle on the street.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Deo’s family told the outlet that the car had a broken window and blood on the front seat, and his shoes were left inside.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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Infielder Nick Madrigal was moved to the 60-day IL with a broken shoulder to make room on the 40-man roster.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The healthcare provider makes a small cut in the abdomen, passes the laparoscope through, and examines the contents of the abdomen and pelvis using the attached camera.—
Joy Emeh,
Health,
15 Feb. 2025
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In a preemptive move to avoid a trade war like the ones with Canada, Mexico and China, India is weighing tariff cuts in at least a dozen sectors, from electronics to medical and surgical equipment, and chemicals, according to Reuters.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The lawsuit alleges negligence and argues that the panel was supposed to be inactive but had already been powered up, resulting in Gomez’s electrocution.—
Peter Eisler,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jacobs started 13 of 15 game appearances last year, after being inactive for the first two weeks of the season and getting claimed off waivers from Denver in late August.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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That muon then created its own fragmentary debris, sparking a ripple of telltale pale blue photons dubbed Cherenkov radiation that passed over ARCA’s instruments.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
12 Feb. 2025
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The final chapters in the Amistad edition are fragmentary, and the book ends abruptly, ten years before Herod’s death.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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