PROROGUING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is suspending a fare enforcement program following an incident in which a 53-year-old man was pulled off a bus and allegedly assaulted by MTA employees during a fare dispute in Brooklyn.

— Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Marshall is facing an unexpectedly close race against Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton, who has called on suspending a federal tax on gasoline to lower prices at the pump.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspending

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For months, Riyadh maintained a veneer of business as usual despite the war, but this has become harder to sustain with the city postponing events, from tennis tournaments to conferences, and now doing a U-turn on schools.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The power at Westlake's football stadium went out early in the second quarter of Friday's District 25-6A high school game between Westlake and Cedar Ridge, postponing the contest until noon Saturday.

— Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of postponing

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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

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According to reporting by The Associated Press, Maureen August, a senior manager at GM Research & Development, explained that the game helps researchers draw participants into an activity before interrupting them.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Can vendors be changed without interrupting critical operations?

— Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of interrupting

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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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