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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Restaurant owners are suspending liquor sales to reassure nervous customers.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025 -
The shutdown will end when Congress passes and Trump signs an appropriations bill to fund the federal departments and agencies that are currently suspending operations.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Parton missing a Dollywood event isn't entirely unusual, but postponing by nearly a year what was meant to be her return to Vegas after nearly three decades since her last extended run in the city has raised eyebrows.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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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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Cars can be heard speeding through downtown, interrupting diners at restaurants and residents who call the area home.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Truist analyst Youssef Squali, for one, on Monday reiterated his buy rating on Alphabet under the belief that the company is still winning in search, despite doubts about AI interrupting users' search engine behaviors.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Proroguing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proroguing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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