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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
Placing these workers on leave and now firing or suspending them months later has wasted over 47,000 work hours and $2 million.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The mayor was one of seven council members who voted to modify the Unity Council and one of six in favor of temporarily suspending the anti-discrimination chapter in city code.
—Rachel Royster
september 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The post claiming to be from a hacking group called on the tech giant to fire Austin Larsen and Charles Carmakal, while also suspending Google Threat Intelligence Group investigations into the network.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The suspension prompted Renken to sue his employer a second time, arguing UWM violated policy by wrongfully depriving him of his right to a hearing before suspending him.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The company is also suspending its practice of providing and updating financial guidance for fiscal year 2026.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
While Futurewei in 2019 claimed to be distancing itself from Huawei, that did not stop the Air Force from suspending its access to government contracting and federal assistance programs in April 2020.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
As well as conducting an operational review and temporarily suspending work at Mara Rosa, Hochschild has overhauled its local management structure, including appointing a new Brazil general manager and a new operations manager.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is suspending the Stone Bridge High School students for 10 days following a Title IX investigation into the incident earlier this year, attorney Josh Heltzer, who represents the boys’ families, told 7News.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The mayor was one of seven council members who voted to modify the Unity Council and one of six in favor of temporarily suspending the anti-discrimination chapter in city code.
—Rachel Royster
september 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The post claiming to be from a hacking group called on the tech giant to fire Austin Larsen and Charles Carmakal, while also suspending Google Threat Intelligence Group investigations into the network.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The suspension prompted Renken to sue his employer a second time, arguing UWM violated policy by wrongfully depriving him of his right to a hearing before suspending him.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The company is also suspending its practice of providing and updating financial guidance for fiscal year 2026.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
While Futurewei in 2019 claimed to be distancing itself from Huawei, that did not stop the Air Force from suspending its access to government contracting and federal assistance programs in April 2020.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
As well as conducting an operational review and temporarily suspending work at Mara Rosa, Hochschild has overhauled its local management structure, including appointing a new Brazil general manager and a new operations manager.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) is suspending the Stone Bridge High School students for 10 days following a Title IX investigation into the incident earlier this year, attorney Josh Heltzer, who represents the boys’ families, told 7News.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 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,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Windy City has prepared for more than a week for looming National Guard deployments and Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, from the governor bracing for a court fight to parade planners postponing.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Turner also faced a scandal hanging over his campaign.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Appointing a Prime Minister will also not resolve the instability hanging over the French parliament due to lack of an absolute majority, especially as the new leader would face the immediate task of passing a 2026 budget.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It is written in an almost stream-of-consciousness style, rather like someone reluctantly dredging up their memories, with random thoughts interrupting the narrative, long sentences sometimes running to over a page, little punctuation, and peppered with Kobe dialect.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite commercial breaks potentially not interrupting big plays in the endzone, fans are not happy.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, Russia’s and Ukraine’s Soviet-era tanks rumble across the battlefield covered in anti-drone nets and spikes, dangling chains and unwieldy cages.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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No detail was overlooked, with two thin braids even dangling down and disappearing into the singers’ low-rise burgundy pants, like jack cables.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
8 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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