prorogued

verb

past tense of prorogue
as in suspended
to bring to a formal close for a period of time the legislative session was prorogued for the summer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorogued
  1. suspended
  2. postponed
  3. adjourned
  4. interrupted
Verb
  • Just two days before the tragedy, the school’s principal had called Thomas Frimpong to report that his son was being targeted and that two students had been suspended as a result.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Washington had briefly suspended access by foreign nationals to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable 5 models in June before restoring it weeks later.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • The remainder of the European tour that had been scheduled to run through November has now been postponed.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Deep Purple’s postponed European tour was scheduled to run through November 25.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of postponed
Verb
  • Both chambers adjourned the spring session in the early morning hours of June 1 without taking formal action on the other chamber’s bill.
    — Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Legislature already adjourned for the year, so any actions to address some of the concerns raised Wednesday won’t be acted on until next year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjourned
Verb
  • Her screaming is interrupted only by the reiki healer walking over with her little drum, just in time.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the morning, Czech public radio broadcast only music, interrupted by a brief statement explaining the reasons for the strike and a minute of silence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of interrupted
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“Prorogued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogued. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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