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as in postpones
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 hangs
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 suspends
Continue reading … ‘CHEAP SHOTS’ — WNBA suspends Alyssa Thomas for 'recklessly' hitting Caitlin Clark in throat.
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FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Yet each summer, the region suspends its hatred for the stubborn weed, celebrating the plant’s sweet abundance through blackberry festivals and preparing enough jars of blackberry jam to hold them over until the next year’s harvest.
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The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
Leaders in Europe have called on the US to reconsider a directive on AI that suspends certain models for foreign nationals.
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Higher sales taxes To give lawmakers the authority to implement new taxes, the constitutional amendment suspends constitutional protections known as the Hancock Amendment, which requires voter approval for significant tax increases.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
October 2003 — Iran suspends uranium enrichment under international pressure.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
In order to fight the Civil War, the United States suspends payments in physical metal.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Today’s newsletter highlights Chase Oliver, Libertarian nominee for governor, suspends his campaign.
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Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
It’s been such an inspiration to me, to see the way that the writer suspends himself between those two worlds, and how writing becomes his salvation.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Yet each summer, the region suspends its hatred for the stubborn weed, celebrating the plant’s sweet abundance through blackberry festivals and preparing enough jars of blackberry jam to hold them over until the next year’s harvest.
—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
Leaders in Europe have called on the US to reconsider a directive on AI that suspends certain models for foreign nationals.
—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Higher sales taxes To give lawmakers the authority to implement new taxes, the constitutional amendment suspends constitutional protections known as the Hancock Amendment, which requires voter approval for significant tax increases.
—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
October 2003 — Iran suspends uranium enrichment under international pressure.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
In order to fight the Civil War, the United States suspends payments in physical metal.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Today’s newsletter highlights Chase Oliver, Libertarian nominee for governor, suspends his campaign.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
It’s been such an inspiration to me, to see the way that the writer suspends himself between those two worlds, and how writing becomes his salvation.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspends
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The Defense secretary said the ceasefire postpones the deadline for securing such approval.
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This is equally true of society, and disregarding this truth only postpones the moment of reckoning.
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Its stock exposure can sit at nought or at full, so its behaviour in a sharp fall hangs entirely on whether BAILA reads the danger in time.
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The sense that most people’s lives are getting worse since Starmer became prime minister hangs over the election and the possible change in leadership.
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The ability to pause interrupts that cycle.
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Once again, Ryder interrupts the pair and ultimately forces Tom to believe that Mary would be better off marrying Ryder, who has recently come into quite a fortune.
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The nationalist’s election defeat is extending a historic rally in Hungary’s bond market as Magyar dangles the prospect of euro adoption.
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And the dock with the sign dangles off a 100-foot cliff, waiting for a refill that climatologists say will likely never come.
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McMaster is expected to call for the session after the legislature adjourns Thursday afternoon, sources said.
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The proposal is still pending in the current legislative session, which adjourns on May 6.
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Smarter, Not Larger The conversation around AI often swings between extremes.
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Toward the beginning of the episode, the group sits down to eat at a hole-in-the-wall barbecue spot and the camera swings around the table in a sweeping circular motion, capturing everyone laughing, bonding and sharing a meal.
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