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 95th General Assembly is poised to adjourn Monday, formally ending the regular session after returning from a roughly two-and-a-half-week-long recess.
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
With just over one month left before the biennial regular legislative session is scheduled to adjourn in Austin, however, lawmakers still have a lot of unfinished business left to tend to and many priority bills still awaiting consideration in one legislative chamber.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Gannon pursued fixes to his concerns during the 2025 legislative session, which adjourned Friday.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
That debacle aside, lawmakers will work to finish up final votes and procedural work before adjourning by the end of the day.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
With just over one month left before the biennial regular legislative session is scheduled to adjourn in Austin, however, lawmakers still have a lot of unfinished business left to tend to and many priority bills still awaiting consideration in one legislative chamber.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Gannon pursued fixes to his concerns during the 2025 legislative session, which adjourned Friday.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
That debacle aside, lawmakers will work to finish up final votes and procedural work before adjourning by the end of the day.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourn
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Trump in January suspended the decades-old refugee program.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The company suspended service due to a possible strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers rail workers union, which is seeking a labor contract for the transit agency’s locomotive engineers.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
17 May 2025
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Identify essential components and determine what can be scaled down, postponed or adapted—without losing core value.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Weather or unforeseen circumstances could postpone the closures, the releases state.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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Some Republicans outside the House walls and familiar with the dramatics scoffed at leadership’s decision to recess early.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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Porch lights are recessed into doorways and point down; the pier has LED lights, also pointing downward, that provide just enough illumination for marine safety; a shop’s outdoor motion-sensor lights come on only for a few minutes when needed.—
Nicholas J. R. White Kat Hill,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Adjourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourn. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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