adjourning

verb

Definition of adjourningnext
present participle of adjourn
as in postponing
to bring to a formal close for a period of time the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourning
  1. postponing
  2. suspending
  3. interrupting
Verb
  • During a security cabinet meeting on Saturday, several ministers demanded the attorney general order the prosecutors to agree to postponing Netanyahu's testimony.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • Today, the small airport serves as the only air bridge in and out of the country, with the airspace between the the country and Dominican Republic still closed and the Bahamas suspending its flight service into the country.
    JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In the space of six hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, Yoon shook the global community of democracies by suspending ordinary law.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • The ability to provide these offers across various platforms — without interrupting the shopping experience — is crucial.
    Rhett Power, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Microsoft is now helping drive PC sales, interrupting users with nags to upgrade their systems before Windows 10 support expires.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of interrupting
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