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
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Pet Peeves: Not feeling heard or being talked over/interrupted.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
However, the umbrellas came out when a sudden downpour interrupted the outing.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Howard’s version of paradise interrupted does suffer from random mood changes and is indeed the very essence over the top.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Pet Peeves: Not feeling heard or being talked over/interrupted.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The Health and Human Services secretary’s halting delivery was frequently interrupted by senators anxious to get their points across during their five minutes of allotted time.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
However, the umbrellas came out when a sudden downpour interrupted the outing.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
Verb
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Their solitude is suddenly intruded upon by fellow German family, Margret and Heinz Wittmer (Sweeney and Brühl), who are inspired by the doctor’s writing.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Aug. 2025
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But the divided three-judge panel in the nation's capital found that Boasberg had exceeded his authority and intruded on the executive branch's foreign affairs powers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The condition causes sudden weakness or paralysis in muscles on one side of the face and is, in most cases, temporary, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The ministry added that Polish forces had also notified Belarusian forces of incoming unidentified aircraft from Ukrainian territory.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, the industry remains highly fragmented, with siloed teams and disconnected systems hindering agility and efficiency across the value chain.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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As our work with Girl Security shows, engaging young people reveals how disconnected most communities feel from it.—
Lauren Buitta,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cable cuts in the Red Sea briefly disrupted Microsoft’s Azure service.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, found that the very layers meant to block harmful outputs – like pornography or step-by-step weapon guides – are often the first to be cut in the name of efficiency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s some idle speculation in the films about where the Xenomorphs sit on the evolutionary ladder, and nearly every Alien story at some point deals with the question of whether synthetic creations care about their makers.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The display can smartly scale down to 1Hz when idle and now comes with a new anti-reflective coating.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And she couldn’t be bothered to start things up again.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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No one has ever bothered me for doing this.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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