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Recent Examples of interrupt
This conversation feels integral to the treatment but interrupt the experience.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
As a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Brown, Springsteen interrupted his second of three encores by dramatically collapsing onto a stretcher borne by two stage hands who carried him off.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Hudson interrupted Belichick's CBS interview when interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked how the two met, and, CBS said, interjected several other times throughout.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
But that will be interrupted if Knueppel is named the rookie of the year on Monday.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
As a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Brown, Springsteen interrupted his second of three encores by dramatically collapsing onto a stretcher borne by two stage hands who carried him off.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Hudson interrupted Belichick's CBS interview when interviewer Tony Dokoupil asked how the two met, and, CBS said, interjected several other times throughout.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
But that will be interrupted if Knueppel is named the rookie of the year on Monday.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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There are worse things that could happen than Jimmy Fallon intruding upon your life in the game and being forced to adapt to that.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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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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With Minnesota viewing them as soft, the Nuggets hardly seem bothered by the criticism.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua and Logan can’t be bothered to figure it out.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Part of the reason may be that San Diego housing officials got an early and public start on dealing with their own growing budget shortfall and expected cuts in city, state and federal funding.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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When Alexander’s dad attempted to intervene, he too was cut in the left hand by his son, according to cops.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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He wasn’t done there, though, as Wells added an RBI single in the ninth inning of what became an 8-3, series-securing victory for the Yankees.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Past presidents who have attended have generally spoken about the importance of free speech and the First Amendment, adding in some light roasts about individual journalists.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 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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In March, a smaller group broke in to Ridglan and removed about two dozen beagles.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Aside from the second stanza, which is a brief dialogue between the eponymous victim and an unnamed adult, the first and then third through sixth stanzas feature fairly uniform line lengths that are broken in the middle of a sentence.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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