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Recent Examples of interrupt
The 54-year-old and her cohost husband Mark Consuelos welcomed actor Christopher Meloni to the show for an interview Thursday morning, during which a lively audience member attempted to jump in to interrupt with a question of her own.
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EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In his long interviews with world leaders, including the presidents of Kosovo, Serbia, Rwanda, Belarus and prime minister of Slovakia, Nawfal tends to not interrupt or push back against his guests' claims.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Parkhill says brands today want to be what people seek out, not what interrupts their attention.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
But, nothing’s more annoying than repeatedly interrupting your travel buddy’s in-flight peace for more water.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In his long interviews with world leaders, including the presidents of Kosovo, Serbia, Rwanda, Belarus and prime minister of Slovakia, Nawfal tends to not interrupt or push back against his guests' claims.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Parkhill says brands today want to be what people seek out, not what interrupts their attention.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
But, nothing’s more annoying than repeatedly interrupting your travel buddy’s in-flight peace for more water.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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Just such a breakdown had occurred in Vietnam and Burma in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when colonial authorities began to intrude into peasant life, privatizing village lands, forests, and fisheries and introducing a multitude of punishing taxes.—
Nikil Saval,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The first hit is free, as per usual, and after the honeymoon period, ads will intrude into the Friends tab too.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow was popular enough that fans wanted a solo story, but the studio didn't bother to make it until her character was already dead in the major timeline, then skipped the theatrical release, which Johansson sued them about.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in Sacramento, 120-106; the Mavs led by more than 20 points in the first half, and the Kings never bothered to muster much of a run to make this interesting.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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And he’s voted this year for a budget plan that could lead to big cuts in federal school funding.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The bill sets dosage limits for various product types, and by 2029, those limits would be cut in half.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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New production adds just a few hundred fresh vehicles a month.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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As for the game Monday, the Panthers led 3-1 with 6:06 left in the second period after Sam Reinhart scored twice and Carter Verhaeghe added a goal, his third goal in as many games played.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 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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The ship broke in half and sank nearly three hours later.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Furious race to the finale With the 4 Nations break in February forcing a condensed NHL schedule that has had the Wild playing on a mostly every-other-night pace for the past six weeks, Fleury cannot fathom how rapidly the end of the ride is approaching.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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