intermit

verb

Definition of intermitnext
as in to interrupt

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intermit
  1. interrupt
  2. discontinue
  3. suspend
  4. disperse
  5. adjourn
  6. postpone
  7. disband
  8. defer
Verb
  • Soccer stars Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis had the happy news of their forthcoming bundle of joy interrupted by a slew of homophobic comments.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The producer’s premiere of his film LEGO film, Piece by Piece, was interrupted earlier this year by a protester who publicly denounced him while urging him to stop incorporating fur into his fashion offerings.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • Beyond Meat continues to focus on cost-reduction initiatives and reviewing its global operations, which may include scaling back or discontinuing some operations in China.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • There may have also been confusion around management’s theoretical comments about discontinuing the use of Simul-frac, which has unlocked a lot of capital efficiencies.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • As the mixture is cooled in a mold, the gelatin proteins form a mesh-like network that traps liquid and suspends the other ingredients.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In August, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice suspended X, formerly Twitter, throughout the country and temporarily froze Starlink's accounts after Musk refused to name a legal representative in Brazil.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • North Korean soldiers were dispersed in Vladivostok, as well as other far eastern cities of Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk for training last month, according to the NIS.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Each dot represents five voters for a particular candidate, and they are randomly dispersed throughout the precinct (in other words, the dot does not represent the exact address where the voters live).
    Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • While other members asked to adjourn the night in honor of a grandparent, record producer Quincy Jones and U.S. veterans, Price asked that the meeting end in her own memory.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After a break, Westmoreland approached Whitaker on the bench, prompting the judge to adjourn court for the day.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • Thanks to to novel coronavirus global pandemic, Hugh Jackman’s The Music Man is postponed to spring 2021.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Gallant was scheduled to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Washington in early October — a trip Gallant initiated — but it was postponed at Netanyahu’s request.
    Max Burman, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • Earlier this year, Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, disbanded its Safety Advisory Council.
    Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Hurt Business gradually disbanded after Lashley and MVP departed in early 2022, but Alexander and Benjamin continued to compete as a tag team under the name for some time after that.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of disband
Verb
  • Sometimes settlement of patent disputes involves agreements between originator biologic and biosimilar manufacturers to defer market entry.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This concept gained prominence in 1980s Japan, when, during a period of economic upheaval, the government allowed companies to defer debt payments.
    Robert Gorin, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of defer
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