Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorogate
Verb
  • As part of that pressure campaign, Trump temporarily suspended U.S. aid and intelligence sharing to and with Ukraine late last month.
    David Axe, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Platt was suspended the day after a Jackson County jury verdict awarded former city communications director Chris Hernandez nearly $930,000 in damages in his whistleblower lawsuit against the city.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Schumer, who leads the Democrats in the Senate minority, postponed his book tour after facing outrage from the Democratic base for supporting a Republican spending bill.
    Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • But Libby's amendments were not even considered, and Democrats moved to have the amendments indefinitely postponed.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the House adjourned for the week after passing its proposal earlier this week, leaving the Senate to vote on its version of the spending plan or let the federal government shut down.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Self then adjourned the hearing as Keating stormed off.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Huw Owen, the company’s chief executive, said its electrical supply was interrupted when the fire broke out.
    Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Joe Biden last welcomed the Dodgers to the White House in 2021, marking a return to a regular tradition that was interrupted by Covid-19.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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