1
as in to postpone
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence
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as in to hang
to place on an elevated point without support from below
suspended a banner proclaiming the town's "Heritage Days" from the archway
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Recent Examples of suspend
Watson was suspended by the NFL for the first 11 games of the 2022 season after being traded by the Texans to the Browns and was fined $5 million for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
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arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
According to the Ohio Revised Code, when a mayor is suspended, the county's probate court judge, Anthony Russo in Cuyahoga County, is empowered to appoint an interim mayor.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Each bulb seems a placeholder for a memory—weightless, suspended in time, ripe for picking.
—Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
And though Secretary Rubio issued a waiver for life-saving humanitarian aid, aid groups in Yemen claim operations remain suspended.
—Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
According to the Ohio Revised Code, when a mayor is suspended, the county's probate court judge, Anthony Russo in Cuyahoga County, is empowered to appoint an interim mayor.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
Each bulb seems a placeholder for a memory—weightless, suspended in time, ripe for picking.
—Omnia Saed, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
And though Secretary Rubio issued a waiver for life-saving humanitarian aid, aid groups in Yemen claim operations remain suspended.
—Juwayriah Wright, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
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Billy Joel postpones his tour due to an undisclosed medical condition: ‘My health must come first.’ At Southwest Airlines, bags will no longer fly free. Get unlimited access to the Los Angeles Times.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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That meeting was scheduled to last for an hour, but a later executive order signing ceremony was postponed, with the president not speaking with reporters all day as stocks tumbled.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025
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But Bright said there are many more projects in various stages of permitting by the federal government that have question marks hanging over them.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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But when sleep is interrupted, these repair cycles are shortened, leading to deficits in emotional regulation and cognitive performance.—
Lia Miller,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2025
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National parks would close, environmental and food inspections would stop, researchers at the National Institutes of Health would not be able to admit new patients, and Internal Revenue Service tax help may be interrupted, among other effects.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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There were joyful scenes on the ISS as Wilmore swung open the station's hatch and rang the ship's bell when the new arrivals came.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore swung open the space station’s hatch and then rang the ship’s bell as the new arrivals floated in one by one and were greeted with hugs and handshakes.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Judge Dale Ho adjourned the trial set to start in April, but is ordering both parties and an amicus curiae, or an impartial advisor, to consider whether the charges should be dismissed altogether.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Minnesota’s Secretary of State Steve Simon adjourned the state House after finding the chamber didn’t meet its 68-member quorum on Tuesday.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
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Phoenix dangled Durant in trade talks before the NBA trade deadline so a trade could be coming down the line.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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My Favorite John Waters Gift Yep, that’s Michael Jackson dangling a baby off the balcony.—
Kim Hastreiter,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Suspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspend. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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