INTERMITTING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

intermitting

verb

present participle of intermit

as in interrupting

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Can vendors be changed without interrupting critical operations?

— Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Yet the final episode opens with another interview segment; those segments keep interrupting the action, which is a bit frustrating but forgivable.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrupting

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In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Israeli troops later arrived in Abu Falah and drove up to the village after dispersing the crowd in the olive groves.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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What’s Happening Search interest in discontinuing TRT is climbing.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities is discontinuing the investigation into a complaint of bullying and workplace intimidation against Central Connecticut State University President Zulma Toro following her resignation.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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Walker turned the corner around a defender near the sideline, breaking off a 76-yard run to get Kansas City near the Las Vegas goal line.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
Experts believe Wednesday's mudslides and flash flooding across Nepal and China's Tibet region were caused by a large chunk of ice breaking off a glacier and falling into the Lhende Khola River.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is suspending a fare enforcement program following an incident in which a 53-year-old man was pulled off a bus and allegedly assaulted by MTA employees during a fare dispute in Brooklyn.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Marshall is facing an unexpectedly close race against Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton, who has called on suspending a federal tax on gasoline to lower prices at the pump.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

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After Cobain’s death, Novoselic formed the band Sweet 75 in 1994, which released one album before disbanding in 2000, followed by Eyes Adrift, which also released one album before disbanding in early 2003.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys — before disbanding for a half-decade in the mid-2010s.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026

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