1
as in postponed
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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2
as in hanged
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 suspended
Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
High beef prices are attributed to factors like drought and suspended livestock imports from Mexico.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
His sentence was 15 years in prison with 10 years suspended, but the conviction was overturned for insufficient evidence four months in.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Mascia, who had been a trooper since 2019, resigned in January after he was suspended without pay while state police conducted a criminal investigation into the shooting.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The system, called Blue Jay, is made up of a series of robotic arms that are suspended from a conveyor belt-like track.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Payton served a season-long suspension along with Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for eight games, and the organization was fined $500,000 and forfeited second-round picks in 2012 and 2013.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Those fears are not hypothetical; the state has revoked at least one teacher’s license and suspended two others’.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
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Vitello himself was suspended four games by the NCAA for chest-bumping an umpire during an argument in 2022.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
High beef prices are attributed to factors like drought and suspended livestock imports from Mexico.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
His sentence was 15 years in prison with 10 years suspended, but the conviction was overturned for insufficient evidence four months in.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Mascia, who had been a trooper since 2019, resigned in January after he was suspended without pay while state police conducted a criminal investigation into the shooting.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The system, called Blue Jay, is made up of a series of robotic arms that are suspended from a conveyor belt-like track.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Payton served a season-long suspension along with Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for eight games, and the organization was fined $500,000 and forfeited second-round picks in 2012 and 2013.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Some food-safety inspections were temporarily suspended, trash piled up in national parks, federal landmarks and museums closed, and some airports shuttered checkpoints due to fewer Transportation Security Administration officers to screen passengers.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Those fears are not hypothetical; the state has revoked at least one teacher’s license and suspended two others’.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspended
Adjective
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But with so many dangling threads, there’s already a clamor amongst the viewers and the cast/crew for another season.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Charles and Camilla were supposed to pay a state visit to the Vatican in early April, but the trip was postponed over Pope Francis’ poor health.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, eight days after Apple postponed The Savant, FBI director Kash Patel shuttered the very real (though, secretive) program — a partnership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) — on which the series (and the Cosmopolitan story) is based.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Verb
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And this was interrupted by gunfire.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Those plans are interrupted, though, when his daughter (Selena Gomez) falls in love with a human (Andy Samberg).—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Scarlet strings of chile hung against the light-brown adobe of houses, and the fields were checkerboards of green and gold.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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The garment tightened at the waist while the top hung relatively loosely, and the midi-length column featured a thigh-high slit.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The federal government had to shut down after the Senate adjourned with no funding resolution for the new fiscal year, starting on October 1, as both political parties continued to block the other's stopgap proposals.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The International Maritime Organization adjourned its meeting Friday.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Economic deals were again dangled, and – crucially – there was an agreement for a second face-to-face presidential summit, this time in Budapest, Hungary, where ending the Ukraine war could once more be discussed, if not agreed.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Born into poverty in the shadow of old Memorial Stadium, Chico had light mocha skin, greenish-brown eyes, and a tail that dangled from the back of his head.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sandbags and plywood protected the windows, but the materials were recessed to be less noticeable, and fresh vehicle tracks marked the ground nearby.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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The court recessed to address the issue, during which time DeBie produced the video, Eppink said.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Suspended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspended. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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