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Recent Examples of interrupt
Such difficulties can often be caused by exposure to the light coming from our digital devices, which has been shown to interrupt our natural melatonin cycles.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
To test the benefits of sleep after a heart attack, researchers then interrupted sleep for half the mice that had induced heart attacks.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke stormed offstage after Pro-Palestine protesters interrupted his solo performance in Melbourne, joining a list of musicians who have left the stage during performance.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Dancing With the Stars also had its season interrupted on Oct. 1 due to the vice presidential debate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
To test the benefits of sleep after a heart attack, researchers then interrupted sleep for half the mice that had induced heart attacks.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke stormed offstage after Pro-Palestine protesters interrupted his solo performance in Melbourne, joining a list of musicians who have left the stage during performance.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Dancing With the Stars also had its season interrupted on Oct. 1 due to the vice presidential debate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrupt
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With expectations lower for the folksy Minnesota governor, Walz would have immediately been in a position to have an easier ride tonight – if current events and his own rehearsed inhibitions hadn’t intruded.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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Nissan is the latest automaker to add an intruding camper van to its lineup.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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Jeff Beal, owner of the Cigar Vault, said the business uses a ventilation system that recycles the air, so patrons of nearby businesses should not be bothered by the cigar smoke.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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They cannot be bothered with solving the day-to-day needs-to-survive of their charges.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the Fed’s first, 50-basis-point rate cut in September, the 10-year yield was hovering around 3.6%.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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The customer service staff in Denver had been cut in half, Linafelter explained, and he’d been barred from hiring replacements.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump put the call on speaker and Zelensky thanked Musk for his help with providing communications through Starlink to Ukraine in the ongoing war with Russia, a source added.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 presidential election isn’t expected to slow the momentum to add EV trucks to the ports or end innovation in the region.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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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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In Côte d’Ivoire, a civil war that began in 2002 led to the partition of the country, with a large UN force interposed between the two sides.Jon Western, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011
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Instead of waiting at home to fully recover, Master said, students should return to school with extra support from teachers and breaks in their schedule to relieve symptoms such as headaches or fatigue, with a goal of gradually doing more.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Hip Fractures Hip fractures are breaks in the upper femur (thigh bone).Lindsay Curtis, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Interrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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