1
as in postponing
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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as in hanging
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 suspending
Police reportedly used drones and a helicopter to track and follow several suspects throughout Contra Costa and Alameda counties after suspending a car chase out of concern for public safety.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Disney shareholders have also demanded records to see if the company wrongfully bowed to Trump when suspending Kimmel.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
In all, suspending Kimmel stood to do more harm than good for Disney.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Disney said Monday that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to ABC on Tuesday, after suspending it last week amid a revolt from network affiliates over the comedian’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
The executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations is expected to vote soon on suspending Israel’s national team and all of its clubs from its competitions, which would exclude Israelis from a leading venue for its favorite sport.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Another told the story of a Colorado Springs magician who made a living by suspending his wife in midair.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
John Oliver laid into ABC — and Disney CEO Bob Iger in particular — on Sunday for suspending fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, devoting much of Last Week Tonight to the dangers of media censorship.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
The current cast — Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro — finally discussed their network, ABC, suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Disney shareholders have also demanded records to see if the company wrongfully bowed to Trump when suspending Kimmel.
—Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
In all, suspending Kimmel stood to do more harm than good for Disney.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Disney said Monday that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show will return to ABC on Tuesday, after suspending it last week amid a revolt from network affiliates over the comedian’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
The executive committee of the Union of European Football Associations is expected to vote soon on suspending Israel’s national team and all of its clubs from its competitions, which would exclude Israelis from a leading venue for its favorite sport.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Another told the story of a Colorado Springs magician who made a living by suspending his wife in midair.
—Susan Greene, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
John Oliver laid into ABC — and Disney CEO Bob Iger in particular — on Sunday for suspending fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, devoting much of Last Week Tonight to the dangers of media censorship.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
The current cast — Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro — finally discussed their network, ABC, suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspending
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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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What To Know The display shows two mannequins dressed in red hats, black shirts, khaki pants, and black masks hanging by their necks from a wooden frame topped with a Mexican flag.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Alice never leaves my messages hanging.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
30 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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Homoya yelled to a couple of birders in the group, interrupting himself in a conversation.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
22 Sep. 2025
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Later, in the scene in which Winnifred is kept awake by a single pea, Burnett performed a prolonged pantomime of violent physical discomfort, thrashing and dangling like a fish on a line atop a towering stack of mattresses.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Upon arrival at the team facility at the start of the week, his players would often find mouse traps — thousands of them — dangling from the ceiling for all to see.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
29 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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“Suspending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspending. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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