adjourn

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Recent Examples of adjourn The trial was adjourned on Tuesday after only a very brief hearing as Yoon declined to attend. Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 15 Jan. 2025 The 105-day session is scheduled to adjourn April 27. Melissa Santos, Axios, 12 Jan. 2025 Lucas assigned that proposal to the council’s finance committee, and adjourned without further comment. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025 On Monday, in a surprising move, Perez and Albritton abruptly adjourned a special session that DeSantis had called to push forward President Trump's immigration agenda. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjourn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourn
Verb
  • 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
  • Three days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington and his Oval Office clash with U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. suspended all military aid to Ukraine, including the support authorized under President Joe Biden's administration.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The health department postponed a meeting of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines last week to allow for more public comment.
    Mariam Sunny and Michael Erman, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Fieldwork was regularly being reduced in scope or postponed, sometimes for years.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The legislature deleted the video soon after, and the Senate recessed until 2 p.m. Hosemann was conscious and sitting upright as medical staff administered aid, Mississippi Today reported.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • All Mecklenburg County court sessions will recess at 12:30 p.m. Charlotte Observer reporters Chase Jordan and Joe Marusak contributed.
    Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Adjourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourn. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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