as in intrudes
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
it's rude to interrupt when someone is making an important point
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Recent Examples of interrupts
Medicare’s first objective is to make sure nothing interrupts the flow of medications, devices and services to beneficiaries.
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Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Meetings should be a space for collaboration, not a time-consuming obligation that interrupts the flow of productive work.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
But sometimes the illogic of life interrupts.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
The waiter interrupts and Oz tells the waiter off.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2024
If insomnia delays or interrupts sleep for a few hours, and the alarm clock goes off after a short sleep, waking up can be very difficult.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Meetings should be a space for collaboration, not a time-consuming obligation that interrupts the flow of productive work.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
But sometimes the illogic of life interrupts.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
The waiter interrupts and Oz tells the waiter off.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2024
If insomnia delays or interrupts sleep for a few hours, and the alarm clock goes off after a short sleep, waking up can be very difficult.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Interrupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupts. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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