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also interruptor
as in heckler
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Recent Examples of interrupter
The Consumer Reports highlights these safety features when considering purchasing a portable space heater:
A ground-fault circuit interrupter plug: GFCI plugs can prevent electric shock.
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
In 2024, a fight broke out in the area that Donnell Gardner’s teams of violence interrupters and outreach workers oversee, off West Boulevard and Remount Road.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
Use a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet for extra safety.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Now in its 17th year, Safe Streets operates in 10 locations, employing violence interrupters to detect brewing conflicts and act as mediators to prevent gunfire.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
In 2024, a fight broke out in the area that Donnell Gardner’s teams of violence interrupters and outreach workers oversee, off West Boulevard and Remount Road.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025
Use a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet for extra safety.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
Now in its 17th year, Safe Streets operates in 10 locations, employing violence interrupters to detect brewing conflicts and act as mediators to prevent gunfire.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupter
Noun
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But unlike comedy shows, Broadway is not known for its hecklers.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Wednesday's incident followed a series of town halls where hecklers and demonstrators confronted Republican legislators.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Basically, covering McMillian is like trying to cover a harrier jet in mid-flight.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2024
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Sign up As omnivorous eaters, an unchecked population of stoats also poses a threat to mice, rabbits, hedgehogs and birds, including Orkney's population of curlews and hen harriers.—
Abby Wilson,
theweek,
1 Nov. 2024
Noun
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At the peak of the injury plague striking the Magic in January, third-year pro Caleb Houstan served as a spot-starter and joined Orlando‘s rotation as part of the second unit.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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On the north side of this strong storm system, wintry precipitation continues to plague parts of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and New England.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But there’s no headache more splitting or consequence more dire than the weakening of your product.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That work could create new headaches for Bass, depending on how wide-ranging the probe turns out to be.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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