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
The Kansas City Chiefs' offense will get a huge boost in Week 7 as wide receiver Rashee Rice returns to the field after serving his six-game suspension to start the 2025 season.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Another top wide receiver, Rashee Rice, started the season with a six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy owing to his role in a multicar crash in Dallas during the 2024 off-season.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath of Kirk's death, waves of firings and suspensions have occurred across the country in connection to individuals’ social media posts about Kirk, as conservative politicians and influencers push for a crackdown on negative posts about the political podcaster.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges after a sideline fight at the end of a Mountain Vista-Valor Christian football game led to an assistant coach’s suspension for getting involved in a confrontation.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Another top wide receiver, Rashee Rice, started the season with a six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy owing to his role in a multicar crash in Dallas during the 2024 off-season.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
In the aftermath of Kirk's death, waves of firings and suspensions have occurred across the country in connection to individuals’ social media posts about Kirk, as conservative politicians and influencers push for a crackdown on negative posts about the political podcaster.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors will not file criminal charges after a sideline fight at the end of a Mountain Vista-Valor Christian football game led to an assistant coach’s suspension for getting involved in a confrontation.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspension
suspense
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maybe with a more daring hand on the helm, our voyage wouldn’t have run out of suspense before the conclusion.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Suspension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspension. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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