Definition of prorogatenext

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Verb
  • McMorrow suspended her campaign in July, leaving Stevens and El-Sayed to battle for the nomination.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her case was scheduled to be heard in October 2026, but has been suspended.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire concert scheduled for Thursday night at San Francisco's Chase Center was postponed because of a medical emergency involving a member of Earth, Wind & Fire.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The event was originally scheduled 11 months ago but was postponed to three months ago.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Near daybreak, when the Senate did call for the vote to adjourn, Lee and others objected with hearty nos.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • That committee adjourned without action, but Madigan was later convicted on corruption charges and is serving a 7 1/2-year federal prison sentence.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Across 17 tracks, guitar riffs curdle into sheets of distortion, melodies dissolve into electronic hiss, and grooves are chronically interrupted by fresh rhythmic detours.
    Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Lombard’s time in Triple-A was interrupted by a left finger injury that sidelined him for nearly a month.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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