PROROGATE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

prorogate

verb

ˈprō-rə-ˌgāt

Definition of prorogate

as in to suspend

to bring to a formal close for a period of time the conference was prorogated until the following morning

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The Clippers, meanwhile, were hit with a $30 million fine, had five first-round draft picks revoked, saw Ballmer suspended for a year, and (in addition to Frank) longtime business president Gillian Zucker suspended for a year without pay.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Authorities suspended flight operations at several airports and disrupted major aviation corridors across Java and Sumatra following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspend

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What lives have been postponed by the labor of remaining alive?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Sports comes to a standstill after terrorism in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, with major league baseball postponing a full schedule of regular-season games for the first time since D-Day in 1944.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of postpone

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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
The approval comes just as the Legislature is set to adjourn its two-year session early this week.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjourn

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Holmes has gone six innings in four of his past six starts that were not interrupted by rain.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
And the duo’s domestic bliss is interrupted by the arrival of a third party — their older sister Ruthie (Stephanie Hsu), an uptight lawyer whose midlife crisis brings her down to her brother and sister’s level.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of interrupt

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