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
Inter Miami were without Messi for this key matchup after the league suspended its reigning MVP for failing to show up for the MLS All-Star game last week.
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Matching clients with best private-flight programs Jet cards fell out of favor during Covid, when demand outstripped available aircraft and major providers such as NetJets suspended their card programs.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Bullock said around 400 prisoners have died in Salvadoran custody since March 2022, when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception that suspended key due process rights.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 27 July 2025
When: March 2025 Penn could have lost: $175 million in federal funds had been suspended.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 27 July 2025
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James Nalton, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Matching clients with best private-flight programs Jet cards fell out of favor during Covid, when demand outstripped available aircraft and major providers such as NetJets suspended their card programs.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 27 July 2025
Bullock said around 400 prisoners have died in Salvadoran custody since March 2022, when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception that suspended key due process rights.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 27 July 2025
When: March 2025 Penn could have lost: $175 million in federal funds had been suspended.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspend
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Residents should consider postponing or rescheduling outdoor activities, and follow the same precautionary steps, like, drinking plenty of water and taking breaks indoors or under shade.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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That includes Rosado’s tiebreaker vote in favor of postponing the upcoming November election to 2026 — a measure backed by the mayor — as well as Rosado’s vote to shutter the Bayfront Park Management Trust in January of next year.—
Tess Riski
July 21,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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There are racks with graphic tees hanging and a coffee table book topped with the spring 2025 issue of The Cut — naturally, Bad Bunny is the New York Magazine offshoot’s cover star.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Zinc panels hung between sliding glass doors are a nod to a classic Hamptons beach house with its rows of teensy shingles.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
31 July 2025
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During the Nashville stop of the group's latest world tour, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin interrupted the band's usual set list to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the rock legend who died Tuesday, July 22, at 76.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Iris and Isaac’s idyll is interrupted by the enemy of all great budding romances: the truth.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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Never did Nick Kurtz consider this, not as a young boy learning to swing left-handed in Lancaster, Pa., or during the charmed collegiate career that catapulted him into baseball’s consciousness.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Bleacher Report's Zachary Rymer recently suggested the Houston Astros could swing a blockbuster trade deadline deal for Miami Marlins hurler Edward Cabrera in the coming days.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Recess appointments require that the Senate be adjourned for at least 10 days.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
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His mom waited after her case was adjourned, but her son never showed.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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Hollywood tells these stories by dramatic imperative — dangling that the truth is out there makes for much better storytelling than suggesting those mysterious lights were just illuminating the path of an airplane.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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An aide in the House’s budget-writing committee said legislative leaders planned during Monday’s sessions to convene a six-person negotiating committee that would iron out a fiscal 2025 supplemental budget whose loose ends have dangled over Beacon Hill for weeks.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2025
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“Suspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspend. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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