adjourning

verb

present participle of adjourn
as in postponing
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 adjourning The Brown Act doesn’t specify rules for adjourning a meeting, said David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 Ten days later, the Senate voted on two more of the articles of impeachment, both votes again falling one vote shy of conviction, before adjourning the trial sine die, or with no date chosen to reconvene. — USA Today, 6 May 2026 Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, Illinois HB 910 passed out of committee but failed to be taken up by House legislators before adjourning their session. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 In practice, the proceedings can end with agreements adopted and the presidency adjourning the meeting after noting any objections. — Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourning
  1. postponing
  2. suspending
  3. recessing
  4. interrupting
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  • According to the complaint, Brightline Investment Holdings has failed to pay down its loan or make any interest payments since December of 2025, even after seeking multiple extensions and postponing the maturity date of the loan.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier today, the president threw another wrench in the situation, floating the idea of postponing Blanche's confirmation until next year, when Cornyn and Tillis will both be gone from the Senate.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of postponing
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  • The quake damaged Colombian airports in six cities – Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó, Armenia, Cartago, and Buenaventura – according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, suspending flight operations.
    — Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Because of forecast high tides, Metrolink is suspending train service starting Monday, and ending Wednesday, on the Orange County Line south of the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station and north of the Oceanside station.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspending
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  • Supreme Court recently handed notable losses to Trump The latest survey was taken July 1-19, just days after the justices dropped some of their biggest decisions before recessing for the summer.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Ackerson, who was in the caucus meeting when the plan to recess was discussed, voted against recessing.
    — Eleanor McCrary, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of recessing
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  • JetBlue personnel allegedly found Lackey asleep aboard the plane, and he was arrested on charges of burglary, criminal mischief and interrupting critical infrastructure.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Olyphant, who has a history of interrupting introductions on the NBC late-night program, did so again on Thursday.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of interrupting

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