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
The Colorado General Assembly is in the final stretch of the 2026 legislative session, which is set to adjourn next Wednesday.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The meeting adjourned until next week.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
But when Hill asked for clarification on what in the budget needed to be amended, Sneed said that would be addressed at a later time and adjourned the meeting.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Perez said the House plans to complete its redistricting vote Wednesday and adjourn immediately afterward.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The meeting adjourned until next week.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
But when Hill asked for clarification on what in the budget needed to be amended, Sneed said that would be addressed at a later time and adjourned the meeting.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Perez said the House plans to complete its redistricting vote Wednesday and adjourn immediately afterward.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourn
Verb
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At the time, OpenAI indefinitely suspended FoloToy’s developer access.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Ohio, one of the nation’s data center destination hot spots, is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons previously postponed several tour dates scheduled for April to later in the summer.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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On Wednesday, the Barrington Township Republican Organization postponed a fundraising dinner scheduled for the following day after inquiries from the Tribune.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Pierson recessed proceedings to begin drafting an order to vacate the original injunction and add Imhoff as a party to the hearing on whether Penman should be restored to the office he was forced from in January 2025.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2026
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The trial was recessed Wednesday and is likely to be dismissed as soon as Thursday.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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“Adjourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourn. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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