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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
Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Worker protests over August and September alone have cost the sector $400 million due to interrupted operations, according to the BGMEA’s estimate.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
An Enemy of the People Earlier this year, climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group interrupted a production of Sam Gold’s electrifying revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Midway through the broadcast, a pair of police officers came onto the set and interrupted.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Worker protests over August and September alone have cost the sector $400 million due to interrupted operations, according to the BGMEA’s estimate.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
The film's production made headlines in April 2023 when Foxx had a medical emergency that interrupted filming for a period of time.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
An Enemy of the People Earlier this year, climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion group interrupted a production of Sam Gold’s electrifying revival of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
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Various protests have escalated tensions following the sudden toppling of the Assad regime.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
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Also, this expenditure seems trivial compared to your wife's sudden need for surgery to fix a medical problem.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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If these feelings of loneliness persist and Gen Z continues to feel disconnected from their communities, there could be ripple effects on everything from civic engagement to mental health crises, according to Driscoll.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Locked in the Grabber’s basement, the boy begins receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s victims.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Parts of the station’s restaurant were partitioned off, and a drop ceiling was added, covering up the vaulted ceiling.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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It's also been treated to a raspy but muted one-off Tolman stainless steel exhaust and an electronic engine management system to improve engine idle, detect low oil pressure and improve cold starts.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The woman, who was not publicly identified, was asleep on an idle F train at the Stillwell Avenue station in Brooklyn just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday, the police department said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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But the supply chains were so broken because of the pandemic.CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
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All these and more can be seen below in a map of the 57 shots the 23-year-old former Arsenal academy youngster faced in the league before that untimely broken wrist against Mansfield Town on November 9.Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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It’s been nearly six months since Stamkos rejected a pay cut in Tampa Bay and signed a 4-year, $32 million contract in Nashville.John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Market Implications of Fed Policy Following the December Fed interest rate cut and FOMC projections, market expectations reflect no interest rate cut in January with fewer rate cuts in 2025 than previously expected.Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Waddle missed all three practices this week, signaling his game status was likely going to be inactive.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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According to an Illinois Auditor General report, it was found that over 100 state boards in Illinois were inactive, and 28% of active boards failed to meet the minimum number of times.Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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This frenetic form of diplomacy is notable not only for its lack of progress so far and for its piecemeal and fragmentary nature but also for its considerable scale and scope.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Where the previous constellation of images had tended toward the fragmentary, these emphasized a serial, more comprehensive approach.Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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