as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice
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Recent Examples of adjourn
Though no further details were shared about the contents of Warnecke's phone, coroner Therese McCarthy requested to adjourn the inquest as investigations into her phone continue, the outlet reported.
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Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Lawmakers adjourned for the year in April, but they are scheduled to return for a special session on Wednesday.
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
On two occasions, the judge ordered the courtroom cleared and adjourned the case: On March 9, when İmamoğlu wanted to greet those in the courtroom at the start of the hearing, the presiding judge switched off his microphone and instructed the gendarmerie to remove him from the courtroom.
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Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
9 June 2026
By the end of the week, Senate Republicans adjourned for a week-long recess without voting on it due to an impasse over a new $1.8 billion settlement fund for Trump’s allies.
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John Wilkerson,
STAT,
26 May 2026
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Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Lawmakers adjourned for the year in April, but they are scheduled to return for a special session on Wednesday.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
On two occasions, the judge ordered the courtroom cleared and adjourned the case: On March 9, when İmamoğlu wanted to greet those in the courtroom at the start of the hearing, the presiding judge switched off his microphone and instructed the gendarmerie to remove him from the courtroom.
—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
9 June 2026
By the end of the week, Senate Republicans adjourned for a week-long recess without voting on it due to an impasse over a new $1.8 billion settlement fund for Trump’s allies.
—
John Wilkerson,
STAT,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourn
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Despite the extra funding, the budget continues a trend of relying on reserves, shifting funds, borrowing and suspending debt payments to balance state spending.
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Earlier this month, Anthropic disabled customer access to both Mythos and Fable to comply with the US government’s order to suspend all use by foreign nationals — including Anthropic employees themselves.
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After a nearly 12 hour meeting, the board opted to postpone changes to the majority of high school social studies curriculum to a later meeting.
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Advertisement Ann Korchak, board president of owner advocacy group Small Property Owners of New York, said in a statement to the media that the RGB should have postponed the vote until Smyth, the landlord representative, was replaced.
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The court was briefly recessed, and the judge ordered a medical evaluation after Pino appeared distressed and began breathing heavily.
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The interiors include luxury details such as stone-look countertops, designer cabinetry, recessed LED lighting, higher-grade vinyl flooring, and even a spacious ceiling height over 7 feet.
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“Adjourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourn. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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