1
as in postponed
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence
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2
as in hung
to place on an elevated point without support from below
suspended a banner proclaiming the town's "Heritage Days" from the archway
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Recent Examples of suspended
Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Campbell told lawmakers the driver who hit their family that night already had her license suspended, a result of a previous DUI conviction.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
According to Maersk, whose subsidiary APM Terminals runs the port, operations expect to remain suspended for up to 48 hours depending on guidance from port authorities.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
The only time a non-Egyptian — Tunisian diplomat Chedli Klibi — was appointed to the post was in 1979, after Egypt’s membership was suspended after its peace treaty with Israel.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
With Doncic suspended due to his 16th technical foul of the season against the Nets, Austin Reaves will be asked to step up against the Wizards.
—Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Kimmel was suspended by ABC for about a week last September before a blizzard of objections from viewers helped lead to his reinstatement.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Any officer charged with a felony in Massachusetts is automatically suspended by POST after the commission is notified.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
In others, objects are suspended from the ceiling, mounted above doorways, or made to float via balloon.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Campbell told lawmakers the driver who hit their family that night already had her license suspended, a result of a previous DUI conviction.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
According to Maersk, whose subsidiary APM Terminals runs the port, operations expect to remain suspended for up to 48 hours depending on guidance from port authorities.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
The only time a non-Egyptian — Tunisian diplomat Chedli Klibi — was appointed to the post was in 1979, after Egypt’s membership was suspended after its peace treaty with Israel.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
With Doncic suspended due to his 16th technical foul of the season against the Nets, Austin Reaves will be asked to step up against the Wizards.
—Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Kimmel was suspended by ABC for about a week last September before a blizzard of objections from viewers helped lead to his reinstatement.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Any officer charged with a felony in Massachusetts is automatically suspended by POST after the commission is notified.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspended
Adjective
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While the design here is emphatically traditional, a dose of modern whimsy comes through with a dangling, multi-floor chandelier loosely inspired by jellyfish.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
6 Feb. 2026
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Cernan, the junior pilot, was outside, dangling—actually spinning, tumbling, and flailing—at the end of a long umbilical cord, completely unable to control his movements.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Altman’s funeral had been postponed from last week after his wife went into labor.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The two-day Cascale forum, scheduled to open on March 30, and an Investors Forum organized by the Board of Investment for the same day, were both postponed amid mounting logistical challenges.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The deal comes as a resolution to years of national security concerns over the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and effectively resolved the uncertainty that hung over TikTok since 2020, giving brands and retailers a clearer runway to invest in the platform’s commerce capabilities.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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It was hung roughly a year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, to express solidarity with the twelve hundred people who were murdered—in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust—and with the two hundred and fifty-one people Hamas had abducted.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To maintain the immersive illusion, Iñárritu eschewed traditional hanging fabric.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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Leaving either of those bare was a topic of discussion, Carney says; a trade-off between the goal of paying homage to Steinway’s legacy and getting enough hanging space.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Arulampalam’s announcement also comes the same week his state of the city address was interrupted by protestors demanding the firing of Magnano and the officer who fatally shot 53-year-old Everard Walker, who was killed during a mental health call just eight days before Jones was shot.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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What is the most navy blue system that has interrupted with your own life recently?—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Over the past month, major Chinese cloud providers debuted their own version of OpenClaw, local governments dangled grants to startups that build OpenClaw apps, and a cottage industry sprung up helping users install the open-source framework.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But instead of bringing the amendment resolution to a vote late Friday evening, the Senate adjourned until April 9.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Instead, a spokesperson pointed to public remarks Kotek made in support of public funding for the Blazers arena as the Legislature adjourned.—
Conrad Wilson,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then the pendulum swung and strength training came into vogue in the ’90s and 2000s as more research emerged suggesting that lifting could help improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis, Petrzela says.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Suspended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspended. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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