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Recent Examples of interrupt
Automate Security Testing Without Slowing Down Releases Deployment cycles and releases can be interrupted when manual security testing methods are implemented.
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Harini Shankar, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Shift from Interruption to Engagement Traditional advertising relied on interrupting consumers — think TV commercials and pop-up ads.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Steven and Taylor join the party, and almost kiss before they're interrupted.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Making progress: Remember the story of the footballers who had their dreams interrupted by the Taliban?
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Harini Shankar, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The Shift from Interruption to Engagement Traditional advertising relied on interrupting consumers — think TV commercials and pop-up ads.
—Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2025
Steven and Taylor join the party, and almost kiss before they're interrupted.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Making progress: Remember the story of the footballers who had their dreams interrupted by the Taliban?
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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The Kremlin deemed such a display unacceptable in wartime and began asserting its right to intrude into private life—something even the late Soviet Union, from the 1960s onward, generally avoided.—
ANDREI YAKOVLEV,
Foreign Affairs,
16 May 2025
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Have commercial concerns—commercial possibilities—started to intrude in your writing process?—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
13 May 2025
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After years of ‘losing culture,’ can the new-look Chicago Bears turn things around on defense? Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard didn’t bother mincing words.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Users do have to purchase such gadgets, learn how to utilize them, and put them on their body, however, which are all steps that many folks simply won't bother taking.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
26 May 2025
Verb
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The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Three Spectrum fiber optic lines were cut in the KC area Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the company.—
Maddie Carr,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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One prisoner was killed and three security officials were wounded in an ensuing shootout, Abbasi said, adding that police are conducting raids to capture the remaining escapees.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Seeing the big picture in my own handwriting adds clarity and reduces cognitive clutter.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Other ads feature images of Harris and VP candidate Tim Walz interposed with post-apocalyptic scenes, and pictures of Walz and President Biden mashed up with images of prescription drugs spilling out of bottles.—
Emily Baker-White,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2023
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Quinn had caught a lucky break in round one, when 16th seed Grigor Dimitrov injured his leg while in possession of a two-set lead.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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They’re traditionally crafted from leather that’s long-lasting and comfy, once broken in.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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