PROROGUED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The referendum would have suspended the law pending a statewide vote.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
For residents, the question is no longer just whether the Houthi attacks will stop, but how long will this suspended version of life continue.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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The game was one of many across the Southland delayed or postponed by lightning, particularly in Orange County.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
This happened despite the fact that calculations of orbital forcings, together with modeling of how carbon dioxide interferes with glacial inception, have suggested the next ice age was postponed by tens of thousands of years.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of postponed

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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

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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

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