adjourned

verb

past tense of adjourn
as in postponed
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 adjourned Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz told reporters after the trial adjourned Friday that the prosecution will decide whether to actually retry the case at a future court hearing. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Court has adjourned for the day, with Judge William Sullivan instructing the jury that the presentation of evidence is likely to conclude tomorrow. — Nbc News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 The Illinois House of Representatives adjourned without voting on Cunningham's bill. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The crowd of Keller residents broke out into applause as the meeting adjourned. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 In a brief order, Justice Gregory Carro adjourned Mangione’s next court appearance, ordering him to appear on December 10 and effectively placing the trial in limbo. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026 After her death, Congress adjourned in her honor and pushed the bill through, legislation that evolved into the Alley Dwelling Act of 1934. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Pritzker said Thursday in Springfield that his office has been in contact with the Bears since the General Assembly adjourned June 1. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Similarly, the South Carolina House passed strict new rules on consumable hemp this spring, but the Senate adjourned without taking up the bill. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourned
  1. postponed
  2. suspended
  3. interrupted
  4. recessed
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  • The Gulf’s conference season is usually packed into the cooler months, and the last quarter of 2026 is even more crammed because events in the spring were postponed due to the war.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This Sunday’s game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay was actually supposed to be played in 2020 but was postponed because of the pandemic’s disruption of nonconference schedules.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of postponed
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  • Two other executives were also suspended for their roles, including team president Lawrence Frank for six months, and Leonard was fined $700,000.
    — Matt Schubert, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Warren, who was suspended by DeSantis in 2022 and now serves as the deputy legal director of Democracy Defenders Fund, said there’s no way to know the full extent of the grand jury’s investigation.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspended
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  • There’s no time to process that, though — they’re interrupted by a scream from another room.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
  • One of the most famous is the moment Card interrupted his appearance at a classroom in Sarasota, Florida, as a child read a book out loud.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrupted
Verb
  • Court recessed after less than an hour of testimony on Wednesday, and the defense will begin presenting its case Thursday.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The small, round sockets were recessed into the wall, and the adapter would hit the outlet plate, preventing the pins from going all the way into the holes.
    — Mark Marino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of recessed

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