intermits

verb

present tense third-person singular of intermit
as in breaks off

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  1. breaks off
  2. interrupts
  3. disperses
  4. puts off
Verb
  • According to the reports, the malfunctions occurred during the ride's signature ‘tilt' portion, where the segment of track containing the ride vehicle breaks off completely and tilts forward 45 degrees before reconnecting to another piece of track at a 90-degree angle to the ground below.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • If the mouthpiece breaks off, try to remove it without digging into the skin.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Definition of breaks off
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  • As Severide is about to share his decision, an emergency call interrupts his announcement.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • In the last episode, Chief Pascal was discussing the future with Severide (Taylor Kinney) when an emergency call interrupts their conversation and sends the squad to a burning warehouse.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of interrupts
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  • The Shark Lab eliminated sight (limited horizontal visibility) and odor (disperses too quickly in water) as the reason a shark might react from so far away.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • The sounds of fighting draw closer; the dinner party disperses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of disperses
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  • When a leader puts off a decision, the people around them feel the pause first.
    — Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • The longer Congress puts off reckoning with these problems, the more difficult the solutions will be.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Definition of puts off
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