intermitting

present participle of intermit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermitting
Verb
  • Then Edelman’s phone rings, interrupting his thoughts about the 1998 Grammys.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Al Oliver and a gentleman named Luis Mayoral, who was a scout for the Pirates, and people were interrupting.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Several local agencies from neighboring towns were called in to assist in dispersing the unruly crowd, and no injuries were reported among the officers.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Current prescribing information advises discontinuing Wegovy immediately if pregnancy is recognized.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The changes included discontinuing the practice of kicking students out of magnets for poor attendance, grades or behavior; instituting diversity targets for magnet programs and schools; and expanding some programs and ending or consolidating others.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson then carried the ball on the last four plays, breaking off carries of eight, nine and 10 yards.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • After breaking off her first engagement with Affleck in 2004, the singer went on to marry singer-songwriter Marc Anthony.
    Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Pausing or suspending your inclusion work will cost you in the long-term.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • For breakfast and lunch, there’s Gulf shrimp in a moat of creamy grits and massive triangles of quiche suspending earthy layers of collard greens.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With the group only set to work together for two-and-a-half years, IZ*ONE managed to sell nearly three million records across their K- and J-pop releases before officially disbanding in April 2021.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Turtles would release two more albums — 1968’s The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands and 1969’s Turtle Soup — before disbanding in 1970.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Intermitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermitting. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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