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Recent Examples of interrupt
Advertisement Her fear of being exposed becomes suddenly, terrifyingly real when their virtual date is interrupted by violence.
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Judy Berman, Time, 20 May 2026
But bonding keeps getting interrupted as big, implacable questions rear their head, like wildebeests slowly amassing and waiting to stampede.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Kamyszek fears his home and community might soon be interrupted by a potential solar farm.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Avery Anna was in the middle of her performance at the Lone Star Smokeout festival in Arlington, Texas, when she was interrupted midshow by her friend and duet partner Sam Barber walking out on stage.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 20 May 2026
But bonding keeps getting interrupted as big, implacable questions rear their head, like wildebeests slowly amassing and waiting to stampede.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Kamyszek fears his home and community might soon be interrupted by a potential solar farm.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Avery Anna was in the middle of her performance at the Lone Star Smokeout festival in Arlington, Texas, when she was interrupted midshow by her friend and duet partner Sam Barber walking out on stage.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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That’s no different from foreign bots intruding into our elections.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Critics say the warrants intrude on Americans' reasonable expectation of privacy by compelling service providers to turn over broad swaths of user location history and time stamps within a specified area over a specified timeframe.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Now the dog is back to bothering her brother and showing off her sassy personality.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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This is a nakedly partisan power grab, and state officials haven’t really bothered to deny it.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The cast chuckled before Griffin cut in with some deep NBA lore.—
Mike Prada,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Second round of layoffs in recent years In early 2023, Maher's predecessor, the late John Lansing, ordered a 10% cut in staff.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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That, along with the angle of his arm—his arm slot, in baseball terms—adds another layer of deception.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Asked about those concerns, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, said the legislation is needed, adding the bill outlines helpful and harmful AI applications simultaneously.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Objects interposed between subjects and the camera hint at the quest for clarity through the intervening years.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Trump Administration saw Amodei as arrogant and intractable, and would not abide a private company, regardless of how good its product might be, interposing itself in the chain of military command.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
11 Mar. 2026
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And after offering $150 million in breaks in 2024, Texas’s comptroller’s office this year upped that number to more than $1 billion annually, a nearly 567% increase in just one year.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Khloe Kardashian questioned how there haven't been any new breaks in the case of Nancy Guthrie, who has now been missing more than 100 days.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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