as in hesitating
to come to a temporary halt in one's activity
he paused for a moment to regain his composure
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Recent Examples of pausing
Sanchez claimed pausing the campaign was correlated with increases in preventable deaths, specifically among unvaccinated children who died from the flu.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Another hack that people sometimes use to save money is pausing (or totally canceling) one subscription, then picking up another for a bit.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Meta has officially pausing all work with Mercor during its own investigation into the security incident, as Wired reported earlier this month.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Apr. 2026
For the event, Meghan opted for a bright gown, momentarily pausing her streak of understated, minimalist looks in favor of something a little bolder.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
In a press conference Saturday night, the city's Managing Director Adam Thiel said crews are pausing after a day of dangerous work and will resume demolition Sunday morning.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
OpenAI is pausing its UK data center project, citing high energy costs and regulatory conditions.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
According to Bloomberg, OpenAI is pausing its planned Stargate data center project in the UK, highlighting how even the most aggressive AI infrastructure buildouts are running up against real-world constraints like energy costs and regulation.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Another shows an officer pausing during the raid to stare at a cake on the kitchen counter.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Another hack that people sometimes use to save money is pausing (or totally canceling) one subscription, then picking up another for a bit.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Meta has officially pausing all work with Mercor during its own investigation into the security incident, as Wired reported earlier this month.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15 Apr. 2026
For the event, Meghan opted for a bright gown, momentarily pausing her streak of understated, minimalist looks in favor of something a little bolder.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
In a press conference Saturday night, the city's Managing Director Adam Thiel said crews are pausing after a day of dangerous work and will resume demolition Sunday morning.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
OpenAI is pausing its UK data center project, citing high energy costs and regulatory conditions.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
According to Bloomberg, OpenAI is pausing its planned Stargate data center project in the UK, highlighting how even the most aggressive AI infrastructure buildouts are running up against real-world constraints like energy costs and regulation.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Another shows an officer pausing during the raid to stare at a cake on the kitchen counter.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pausing
hesitating
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The Academy seems comfortable celebrating individual excellence within horror while hesitating to crown its films as definitive achievements.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Palmer is the center of the film and building the cast around her initially had Riley hesitating.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pausing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pausing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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