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as in postponed
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 hanged
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 suspended
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
This is done by acrobats, who shuffle themselves up a 50-foot pole to grab bags with playing orders suspended high above the square.
—John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Health officials have since suspended the sale of all raw milk products from Raw Farms, after detecting the virus in bottled products and bulk milk storage at the company’s bottling facility.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
She has been suspended without pay, according to a spokesman for the New York Police Department.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
And if the spa therapy has left you feeling as though time itself has been suspended, an antidote may be found in the extraordinary collection of watches at Richard Mille, one of the luxe boutiques at Pacific Place.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
California authorities ordered the company to halt its operations in the state as a result, and GM subsequently suspended the service nationwide.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
In the last two weeks, state health and agriculture officials suspended and recalled infected raw milk that had made its way to grocery store shelves throughout the state.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In an abrupt U-turn Friday, Han Dong-hoon—head of Yoon’s ruling People Power Party—called for the president to be suspended from office quickly, increasing the chances he’ll be impeached in a vote set to take place over the next few days.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The sentence, requested on Tuesday, includes two years under house arrest with electronic monitoring and three years suspended.
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The sentencing was indefinitely postponed to allow both the defense and prosecution to provide input on how the case should move forward.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
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This playful hanging figure will give your trick-or-treaters and guests a laugh instead of a fright.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
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Emotions run high after Maggie discovers Nick's affair with Alice, but their tense conversation is abruptly interrupted when their daughter Isla finds Alice placing Max in the bathtub.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Her brood sometimes interrupted her speech.Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2017, an Amnesty International report claimed as many as 13,000 people had been hanged from 2011 to 2015 at Saydnaya Prison.Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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On the wall at the rally hung a large banner with a photo of a smiling al-Assad, his hand waving to the crowd.Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
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As the Decatur city council meeting adjourned last week, Rosenberger helped her husband Paul Rosenberger put on his coat.Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
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When the council adjourned Wednesday the general fund was $586,000 under budget.Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
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Air plants dangled from the bark of the trees, which clung onto the last of their orange needles.Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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Its hairy red blossoms dangled over the riverbank.Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Suspended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspended. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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