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Recent Examples of interrupt
For East Coast viewers, the address will interrupt the two-hour season finale of Fox’s The Masked Singer and CBS’ special two-hour episode of Survivor, which are both slated for 8 PM-10 PM, as well as new episodes of NBC drama Chicago Fire and ABC game show The Greatest Average American at 9 PM.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Reigns opened the final segment of Raw before Punk interrupted, and the confrontation immediately turned physical.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The museum believes a structured and organized gang was responsible for the theft, which was interrupted by the alarm, local media reported.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Missile sirens interrupted parliamentary debate three times during the overnight session.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Reigns opened the final segment of Raw before Punk interrupted, and the confrontation immediately turned physical.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The museum believes a structured and organized gang was responsible for the theft, which was interrupted by the alarm, local media reported.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Missile sirens interrupted parliamentary debate three times during the overnight session.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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The plaintiffs in Wednesday's lawsuit argued the order unconstitutionally intrudes on Congress and the states' power to regulate elections, since the Constitution doesn't give the president any direct authority over how federal elections are conducted.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Where that movie was about one man intruding upon everyone else’s thoughts, however, this one is about everyone else’s thoughts intruding upon one man.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 6-foot-2 Strong — AP’s Player of the Year — was bothered by South Carolina’s interior size, with several of her inside shots rattling in and out.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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But he isn’t bothered by the fact that the cost has jumped by more than $1 a gallon over the past month or so.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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There's no numbered ticketing system, so keep track of your place in line or a regular will cut in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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As director Bill Benz noted in our profile of Chris Fleming, Live at the Palace feels like a wildlife documentary, where the cameras move, zoom, and cut in hopes of capturing this majestic creature in its element.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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This after Miami made multiple adjustments including dropping a third defender to the back and adding scoring punch with Suarez up front.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Current also added several college players and traded for veteran attacker Penelope Hocking.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Reading more non-fiction like Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto reminded me how many forms books can takes with its short vignettes interposed with images.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Within days of the break in, three people were arrested by police.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Boise will get a break in the stormy weather on Friday, with a high of 57 and a low of 35.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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