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 airport has suspended operations on its north runway until the aircraft is removed from the sea.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025 -
And to this day, no one can properly articulate how Tim Tebow was able to suspend belief for two months in 2012.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Trump nominated him in May to lead the office of special counsel, but his appointment was postponed.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Lysons are fighting the charges, have asked for a jury trial and the case was recently postponed until December.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The inquest into Hatton’s death was opened on Thursday and adjourned until March 20, 2026.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The government is in shutdown after the Senate adjourned Tuesday evening without passing a funding resolution, and the midnight deadline to keep all federal operations running passed.—
Joshua Sammons,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Matilda had asked, politely interrupting the beginning of what promised to be a windy narrative about the two sorry sons.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Scherzer interrupted Schneider one more time after the game was over, barging into the interview room while the manager was conducting his post-game news conference.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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