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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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  1. suspended
  2. postponed
  3. interrupted
  4. adjourned
Verb
  • Zelenskyy had suspended Kravchenko from the post the day before.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some of them chose to give up their certification and others were suspended, while the rest either made changes to stay in compliance or are in the process of doing so, Roth said.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • The win for West Orange sets up a key district clash next week at Edgewater, which gained an unexpected bye week when their matchup with Jones was postponed Friday.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Konig was set to be sentenced in August, though the hearing was postponed after the defense filed a motion seeking a new trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of postponed
Verb
  • That's two decades of growth leadership, interrupted only briefly.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The first type connects two points on the boundary or crust without being interrupted by other cuts.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrupted
Verb
  • 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
  • Court has adjourned for the day, with Judge William Sullivan instructing the jury that the presentation of evidence is likely to conclude tomorrow.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjourned
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“Prorogated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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