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
  • Lane was always the guy who interrupted the monotony of a long practice or meeting with a comment or joke.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Living with sickle cell disease has sometimes interrupted Dennis' education and other parts of her life.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • That's possibly because Starlink briefly discontinued the perk, but not before the customer had already subscribed to the Max plan, a nuance the AI may have failed to understand.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The impact of Falcon 9's absence from the launch market can't yet be known, but industry reports suggest that SpaceX may discontinue all but a few Falcon 9 missions beginning in 2028.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • In July 2025, floods swept away the bridge connecting it with Nepal’s Rasuwa Port, suspending goods trade for roughly six months, state media reported at the time.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Haslams hid behind the two Texas grand juries that declined to indict Watson on criminal charges (though the NFL suspended Watson for 11 games under the personal conduct policy), and Berry cast his confidence on Watson.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • At one point, police appeared to use pepper spray to disperse an area of the crowd, but a festive vibe quickly resumed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • Court has adjourned for the day, with Judge William Sullivan instructing the jury that the presentation of evidence is likely to conclude tomorrow.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Illinois House of Representatives adjourned without voting on Cunningham's bill.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • There may be an additional time now that the weekend closure has been postponed.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The trial of a Libyan man linked to the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been postponed at the 11th hour after new evidence emerged just days before jury selection was due to begin in Washington.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • The committee would eventually disband without an answer, despite the fact that Selig had helped engineer the sale of the team in 2005 to Lew Wolff, an old University of Wisconsin frat buddy, and John Fisher.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But August eventually passed, and by September our collective had disbanded for college.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of disband
Verb
  • But Japan’s experience suggests what can happen when a bunch of young people who did everything right to prepare for adulthood find the fruits of adulthood deferred, en masse.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tennessee struggled from the opening coin flip, which the Titans won the toss only to defer, and Seattle needed seven plays before Lock found a wide-open Elijah Arroyo for a 36-yard TD.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of defer
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