PROROGATED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

prorogated

verb

past tense of prorogate

as in suspended

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

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The eight pilots involved were temporarily suspended shortly after the flight, Maj.

— Elise Spenner, ABC News, 10 July 2026
At Herat University, notices posted at the entrance warn that no one may enter with a smartphone, and the restriction extends into student dormitories, where Wi-Fi service has also been suspended.

— Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026

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Richie then postponed his following concerts at Chicago’s United Center and the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey alone, nearly a dozen July Fourth events have been called off or postponed because of the weather.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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Court was back in session, about 12 hours after it was adjourned due to rain and darkness out in Cromwell.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
The Illinois House adjourned on May 31 without taking up a last-ditch Senate bill that would have allowed Arlington Heights or Chicago to form a public-private ownership deal with the Bears and given the team a path to build a new stadium without paying property taxes on the facility.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

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