proroguing

verb

present participle of prorogue
as in suspending
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 proroguing
  1. suspending
  2. postponing
  3. adjourning
  4. interrupting
  5. recessing
Verb
  • Air India, FlyDubai, Lufthansa Group and Pakistan International Airlines have been among the airlines suspending flights to and from Riyadh and other Saudi airports for the next few days.
    — Samy Magdy, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Panama City reported no damage, and the airport reopened after briefly suspending flights.
    — Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • The decree came after a committee of top Palestinian officials met Saturday morning to discuss postponing the vote.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Palestinian officials cited conditions in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem as reasons for postponing the vote.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • The House declined to take up the bill before adjourning, saying members needed more time to evaluate it.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson avoided a vote on that by sending the House home early, adjourning Congress until after the midterm elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjourning
Verb
  • The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • This talks about the brands not interrupting storytelling, but being a part of it.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrupting
Verb
  • After recessing up the aisle, the newlyweds ran back across the bridge hand in hand.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Supreme Court recently handed notable losses to Trump The latest survey was taken July 1-19, just days after the justices dropped some of their biggest decisions before recessing for the summer.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of recessing
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“Proroguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proroguing. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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