INTERRUPTIONS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

interruptions

noun

plural of interruption

as in intervals

a break in continuity an interruption in cable service during the lightning storm

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as in pauses

a momentary halt in an activity a brief interruption in the discussion while we all got coffee

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Recent Examples of interruptions Shorter supply routes could help reduce exposure to transport interruptions and improve access to essential fuels during emergencies. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Nicolás Pereda’s absurdist comedy centers on composer Rosa, who records a television interview at her colleague Tere’s apartment, where interruptions steadily derail the shoot. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The water and sewage institute has reported interruptions at several water treatment plants due to power outages caused by the quake. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026 The five original Nobel Prizes were created under the terms of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel’s will and have been awarded since 1901, with only limited interruptions, chiefly during World War I and World War II. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 Bagent, though, will also have to resist the urge to press on Sunday, an understandable temptation given the aggravating, albeit minor, interruptions to his growth over the past two months. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 And in the full sentence that is a school, curricular interruptions are security threats to the accreditation evaluation that protects the bottom line. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 During the second protester’s interruptions, Vance stressed the difference between Democrats and Republicans on issues such as policing and education. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 For example, combining analysis of programmable logic controller logic with sensor data helps identify patterns associated with equipment failure, preventing costly production-line interruptions. — Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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Noun

At irregular intervals, 27 leap seconds have been added to global clocks since 1972 – the last in 2016.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
The Edge can display in-workout metrics and pace targets, heart rate zones for HIIT intervals, and other live figures to show you how your training is going.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

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Manon Bannerman and Sophia Laforteza are taking separate hiatuses from Katseye; while Bannerman’s status in the group remains unknown, Laforteza’s mental-health break will continue until she’s reassessed in September.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Haircut 100, on the other hand, took some long hiatuses as a band.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hiatuses

Noun

The double-slit experiment, for example, is a classic setup where scientists send particles through two gaps in a screen and observe a resulting interference pattern, proving that the particles act as waves.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Kyiv has since also reported gaps in intelligence sharing and restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink service, which is crucial for its drone missions, battlefield communications and air defense.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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