prorogating

present participle of prorogate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorogating
Verb
  • Trump didn’t commit to suspending the tariff hikes, nor raised any conditions during their talks, Lula said.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • D’Amato estimated that suspending SNAP benefits would create a deficit of up to 56 million meals in Massachusetts in November.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Parias, who is charged with assault on a federal officer, was still in the hospital Wednesday, postponing his first court hearing.
    Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An early appearance from the Editor means premature evaluation — a mind interrupting itself just as the creative thoughts were getting fun.
    Big Think, Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
  • As in Bennett’s other works, vagueness manifests in the book’s sentences, which have a habit of interrupting themselves, thoughts popping in and out with the regularity of a real-life interior monologue.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The airport Board of Directors approved the agreement before adjourning a special meeting called for the purpose of negotiating an agreement.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Prorogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogating. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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