1
as in to break
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
an earthquake that had disrupted the elevated highway in several places
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as in to disturb
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the arrival of a baby in the household would totally disrupt their established routine
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Recent Examples of disrupt
By proactively identifying vulnerabilities and swiftly addressing security gaps, organizations can significantly lower the risk of cyber incidents that could disrupt operations or compromise sensitive data.
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Oren Koren, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Though relatively small and obscure, the agency plays a vital role in helping to settle disputes so as to avoid labor unrest that can disrupt the free flow of commerce, according to former federal mediators and experts.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Multiple witnesses from the meeting previously told Fox News Digital pro-trans activists at the event were harassing the anti-trans protesters on the other side and disrupting a women's prayer group during a prayer circle prior to the meeting.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
With hail potentially as large as baseballs and winds up to 60 mph, the storms brought significant destruction to homes, infrastructure, and disrupted travel.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Oren Koren, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Though relatively small and obscure, the agency plays a vital role in helping to settle disputes so as to avoid labor unrest that can disrupt the free flow of commerce, according to former federal mediators and experts.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Multiple witnesses from the meeting previously told Fox News Digital pro-trans activists at the event were harassing the anti-trans protesters on the other side and disrupting a women's prayer group during a prayer circle prior to the meeting.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
With hail potentially as large as baseballs and winds up to 60 mph, the storms brought significant destruction to homes, infrastructure, and disrupted travel.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrupt
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Didion broke barriers, refusing to feel remorse over valuing her career above all else and forging a language that can only be described as Didionesque.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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This involved manually disturbing the leg and then releasing it, capturing the resulting oscillations on high-speed video.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2025
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What Is No-Till Gardening? Simply put, no-till is an approach to gardening that avoids disturbing soil in order to preserve its structure.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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The second season, though, is about how bonds can fracture.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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In a world fractured by crisis, The Day May Break offers a rare kind of clarity—the kind that comes not from distance, but from standing close enough to see the humanity in every face, human or otherwise.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Rob Lowe was recently confused for another celebrity during a Hollywood bus tour.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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For decades, audiences have confused the two for one another — a line that's gotten all the more blurry as the Grammy winner launched her acting career and the Emmy winner began singing in multiple projects, including her turn as Sally Bowles in the 2014 Broadway revival of Cabaret.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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More than half a dozen tornadoes have been confirmed, including one in Marshall County, Oklahoma, that left two homes completely destroyed and damaged about 20 others.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Fans of the franchise will remember that the Battle of Exegol was the climactic showdown between the Resistance and the First Order, which ended with the Sith being destroyed once and for all.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Then, around 200 million years ago, Pangaea began splitting apart, a geological breakup that formed the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern North America shuffled toward its current position on the globe.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Phillies can shuffle their rotation with the benefit of two upcoming off days.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The goal of this prescribed burn is to decrease the existing fire hazard and to prevent and reduce the impact of future fires in the area.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Keeping yourself hydrated and reducing your salt intake may also help reduce bloating and help your body rid itself of excess fluid. Types of Creatine Several types of creatine are used in supplements.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Large models often scrape raw training data from the internet, and this data can be disorganized, messy, and hard to process.—
Stephen Ornes,
Wired News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Large models often scrape raw training data from the internet, and this data can be disorganized, messy and hard to process.—
Stephen Ornes,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Disrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrupt. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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