as in suspense
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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Recent Examples of suspension
To get the funding reinstated, federal agencies directed Columbia to take a series of steps, including to expel or issue multi-year suspensions to student activists who occupied a campus building.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump sought a series of restrictive moves in response: the suspension of security clearances for anybody working for Perkins Coie; a prohibition on government goods, services or facilities being supplied for the firm’s use; and the termination of any government contracts with the firm.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
No ejections, fines, suspensions or smashed clipboards.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
This suspension, however, must be conditional—if China is found to be undermining talks or retaliating unfairly, the U.S. should reserve the right to reimpose penalties.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump sought a series of restrictive moves in response: the suspension of security clearances for anybody working for Perkins Coie; a prohibition on government goods, services or facilities being supplied for the firm’s use; and the termination of any government contracts with the firm.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
No ejections, fines, suspensions or smashed clipboards.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
This suspension, however, must be conditional—if China is found to be undermining talks or retaliating unfairly, the U.S. should reserve the right to reimpose penalties.
—Myron Brilliant, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for suspension
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“Suspension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspension. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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