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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
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.
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Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
State regulators placed the farm under quarantine, suspending any new distribution of its raw milk, cream, kefir, butter, and cheese products produced on or after November 27.
—Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 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
The Baltimore Ravens are suspending wide receiver Diontae Johnson for one game without pay for conduct detrimental to the team, per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
United Airlines previously flew the Washington-Amman route before suspending flights in August.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Seoul retaliated by suspending parts of a 2018 inter-Korean agreement intended to reduce border conflict risks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Brazil’s Supreme Court is tossing out key evidence, setting aside major convictions and suspending billions of dollars in fines in a historic series of bribery cases, arguing that biased investigators, prosecutors and judges broke laws in their ravenous pursuit of justice.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
On a 2020 Intel MacBook Pro, Fusion Pro took 37 seconds to boot a Windows 11 guest system to the desktop and 12 seconds to resume the system after suspending it.
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024
Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald (tns), arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
State regulators placed the farm under quarantine, suspending any new distribution of its raw milk, cream, kefir, butter, and cheese products produced on or after November 27.
—Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 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
The Baltimore Ravens are suspending wide receiver Diontae Johnson for one game without pay for conduct detrimental to the team, per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
United Airlines previously flew the Washington-Amman route before suspending flights in August.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Seoul retaliated by suspending parts of a 2018 inter-Korean agreement intended to reduce border conflict risks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Brazil’s Supreme Court is tossing out key evidence, setting aside major convictions and suspending billions of dollars in fines in a historic series of bribery cases, arguing that biased investigators, prosecutors and judges broke laws in their ravenous pursuit of justice.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
On a 2020 Intel MacBook Pro, Fusion Pro took 37 seconds to boot a Windows 11 guest system to the desktop and 12 seconds to resume the system after suspending it.
—Edward Mendelson, PCMAG, 21 Nov. 2024
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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
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Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The ability to provide these offers across various platforms — without interrupting the shopping experience — is crucial.Rhett Power, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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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
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An image shared on social media by the Pennsylvania State Police showed Mangione, his blue mask dangling from his ear, eating what appeared to be a hash brown.John Miller, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Adding a top-flight quarterback transfer isn’t just a matter of selling him on Riley or dangling a starting spot.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Suspending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspending. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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