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Recent Examples of interrupt To interrupt annual carpenter bee colonization of wood, seal existing holes in late summer and paint any unfinished or weathered wood (or replace pieces that are full of galleries). —
Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 And people here don’t like when the press conference gets interrupted. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Across parts of the political right and the tech world alike, psychedelics are increasingly framed as transformative molecules capable of resetting trauma, interrupting addiction, or optimizing the brain. —Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026 In 2024, the parade of more than 5,000 participants was interrupted when shots were fired on the parade route. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupt
Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 And people here don’t like when the press conference gets interrupted. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Across parts of the political right and the tech world alike, psychedelics are increasingly framed as transformative molecules capable of resetting trauma, interrupting addiction, or optimizing the brain. —Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026 In 2024, the parade of more than 5,000 participants was interrupted when shots were fired on the parade route. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interrupt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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Nor does factfinding suggest that the court wishes to intrude in the decisionmaking of the Executive Branch.— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2026
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If not executed well, says one sales executive familiar with combining advertisers and programming, viewers may feel that something is intruding upon a favorite piece of entertainment.— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
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The administration doesn’t actually bother to project deficits and public debt over the next decade.— Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, the band’s bassist and founding member, Steve Harris, told Rolling Stone the fact that the band wasn’t yet inducted at the time didn’t bother him.— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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But the Cold War analogy cuts in both directions.— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Chopped nuts would add nice crunch.— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
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Rickard Rakell has scored 10 goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 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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The ultimate case of break in case of emergency.— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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There will be a brief break in the stormy weather on Thursday as a drier air mass moves in.— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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