as in suspensions
a state of temporary inactivity
the husband's feeling that their love life was in suspended animation while his wife lavished all her attention on the new baby
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suspensions
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For the Sockers, Stefan Mijatovic was permanently banned from the MASL while Cerda, Luis Morales and Jesus Pacheco were hit with one-game suspensions.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Others in the auxiliary chapter who had sent care packages to service members for decades had never seen such delays and suspensions, Penrod said.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Suspended animations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspended%20animations. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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