as in to suspend
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the conference was prorogated until the following morning
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Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday indefinitely suspended a lower court mandate that the government immediately return him to the U.S. to fix the mistake.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Just leave your inability to suspend biblical amounts of disbelief at the door, and prepare to experience the absolute bone-chilling horror that is a constantly pinging smartphone.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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But on Wednesday, April 16, ticket holders received a message that the event was postponed.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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This reflects the trend of more Americans either opting not to have kids or postponing them until later.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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To meet legal requirements, the City Council adjourned its regular Tuesday meeting at 5:30 p.m., called the special meeting to order and voted on the funding repairs, adjourned, then immediately resumed the regular meeting.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ho adjourned the case against Adams indefinitely but decided to leave in place the federal corruption indictment hanging over the head of the mayor of America's largest city.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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It's not supposed to be interrupted by hazardous mold.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jade Cargill interrupted Naomi and begin arguing with Bianca Belair.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Prorogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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