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
  • Roy interrupts this life update to summon the Diamond Dogs for advice about his predicament.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Every Consequential System Needs A Credible Stopping Mechanism Human operators must be able to interrupt, isolate and retire any consequential system.
    — Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrupt
Verb
  • The tournament was discontinued in 1948 after Stu Hart won the trophy.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, Detroit’s Big Three like Ford have discontinued lines of fuel-efficient sedans and smaller cars to produce large SUVs and trucks with higher profit margins.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of discontinue
Verb
  • Russian assaults since Thursday have forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyiv's six road bridges, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks in the Ukrainian capital.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • One of the leading explanations for its origin goes back to an older meaning of the word ‘bucket’ — a beam or yoke from which animals could be suspended during slaughter.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • Federal wildlife managers euthanized 28,000 animals in California in 2025 and dispersed about 1 million more as part of a nationwide program meant to control invasive species and minimize danger to people, pets and livestock, new data shows.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Kettling was popularized in the 1990s, when activists started using information technologies to outmaneuver police attempting to disperse their protests.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of disperse
Verb
  • The board adjourned Thursday without taking a vote on the proposal by the RNC and the Georgia Republican Party, both of which did not immediately return requests for comment.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Senate adjourned Wednesday for the last time before the midterm elections after Democrats blocked Republicans’ last-ditch push to pass more legislation.
    — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjourn
Verb
  • Court proceedings for the case were postponed in April, when Superior Court Judge Jason Disbrow ordered that Edge be transferred to a state psychiatric facility after authorities said the veteran lacked the mental capacity to proceed to trial.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026
  • All other homecoming activities were postponed except for the dance, which will include additional security, Timberline Principal Chad Wright and school district officials said in an email to parents and staff.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of postpone
Verb
  • Someone who has seen these messages told me that another theme in the chat, which disbanded in January because its members had begun to quarrel, was an impulse to expand into broader anti-labor activities.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Justifying the use of force on their campuses, schools primarily deferred to just this idea of protocol, citing arcane policy mandates to disband encampments and occupations so that academic production could resume its flow.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of disband
Verb
  • The judge deferred ruling on Rashbaum’s constitutional challenge until after trial, and the issue became moot when the jury acquitted Renaud on all counts.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The catch is the tax obligations don’t go away completely, they are just deferred until next year.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of defer
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“Intermit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermit. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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