interrupter

variants also interruptor

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Recent Examples of interrupter Saul Rosenbaum Developer of the ground-fault circuit interrupter IEEE life member, 91; died 5 February Rosenbaum was granted more than 40U.S.patents including one for the ground-fault circuit interrupter, which can shut off electric power in the event of a fault in less than 1second. IEEE Spectrum, 14 May 2021 In 2024, a fight broke out in the area that Donnell Gardner’s teams of violence interrupters and outreach workers oversee, off West Boulevard and Remount Road. Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025 Use a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) outlet for extra safety. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024 There were Safe Streets workers from the Brooklyn location at the block party before the gunfire erupted, and it was revealed those violence interrupters completed several mediations during the day. Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for interrupter
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Noun
  • Green wasn’t the only member on his feet, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) scolded the Texan for his outburst – a bit rich coming from frequent Joe Biden heckler Taylor Greene.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And at every turn, there were hecklers on social media calling him an idiot, a fraud, and a huckster, and claiming that his companies were about to collapse and die.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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    Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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    Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Of course, the Pythons didn’t live through the plague themselves—and today, their sketch likely renders very differently for viewers who have undergone an experience of mass death.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In my opinion, movies don’t get much better than this timelessly urgent piece of art that is far from a simple morality tale, that never offers easy answers to cyclically present problems that plague society.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Skeptics point to volatility, security headaches, and the risk of distorting bitcoin markets if a major government holds too large a stake.
    Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • These side effects include hot flashes, nausea, calf cramps, skin itching or burning, headaches, abdominal discomforts, and fatigue.18 6.
    Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Interrupter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrupter. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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