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as in sudden
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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
Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
But with two of the team’s top three starters working back from seasons either severely interrupted or entirely wiped out by injury, manager Craig Stammen said Wednesday the Padres could begin 2026 with a six-man rotation.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Their rest was interrupted to test an emergency communications system at the most distant part of the orbit.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The interrupted helium flow is confined to the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
But with two of the team’s top three starters working back from seasons either severely interrupted or entirely wiped out by injury, manager Craig Stammen said Wednesday the Padres could begin 2026 with a six-man rotation.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
The supply of jet fuel has also been interrupted, with consequences for travel worldwide.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Their rest was interrupted to test an emergency communications system at the most distant part of the orbit.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupted
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Skarsgård’s character James ejaculating at the beach after a sudden handjob by Mia Goth’s freewheeling Gabi.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Red-state politicians and tea party activists protested that Common Core intruded on state control of education; the Obama administration’s support for the standards intensified that opposition.—
Steven Yoder,
States Newsroom,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is hardly the first time outside events have intruded on the industry’s biggest night.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Other transcripts show students switching back to their own writing when AI responses felt too generic or disconnected from their argument.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The result was an explosion of Software-as-a-Service products and a sprawling, fragmented mess of disconnected data.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Alcala added that burritos were modified in the American melting pot in a similar way to sushi and pizza.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officers added that the fire had been intentionally set.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is what led my friend and me to our idle accounting of new-media punditry.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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The game against a 76ers team that was idle Sunday will decide the potentially critical tiebreaker in the three-game head-to-head series.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The neighbor was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, which included a broken leg.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Later on Friday night, Greene — who suffered a broken leg while trying to make a getaway after allegedly shooting the innocent little girl — was arraigned remotely in Brooklyn Criminal Court from his hospital bed.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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According to the report, the agency’s asset management system contains unreliable and incomplete data, including missing records, untracked equipment and items incorrectly labeled as inactive or missing.—
KATU Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, recently placed Elmer Rodríguez on the temporarily inactive list.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Interrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupted. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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