adjourning

verb

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 adjourning The House declined to take up the bill before adjourning, saying members needed more time to evaluate it. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson avoided a vote on that by sending the House home early, adjourning Congress until after the midterm elections. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 The Brown Act doesn’t specify rules for adjourning a meeting, said David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 Ten days later, the Senate voted on two more of the articles of impeachment, both votes again falling one vote shy of conviction, before adjourning the trial sine die, or with no date chosen to reconvene. — USA Today, 6 May 2026 Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, Illinois HB 910 passed out of committee but failed to be taken up by House legislators before adjourning their session. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 In practice, the proceedings can end with agreements adopted and the presidency adjourning the meeting after noting any objections. — Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourning
  1. postponing
  2. suspending
  3. recessing
  4. interrupting
Verb
  • Undoubtedly, the biggest blow was the announcement that the kingdom is postponing its flagship investment conference, the Future Investment Initiative, until next year, although no exact date has been set.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Supervisor Brian Veerkamp, who will miss Tuesday’s meeting, recommended postponing the appointment to allow for a competitive selection process.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of postponing
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  • The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is suspending a fare enforcement program following an incident in which a 53-year-old man was pulled off a bus and allegedly assaulted by MTA employees during a fare dispute in Brooklyn.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Marshall is facing an unexpectedly close race against Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton, who has called on suspending a federal tax on gasoline to lower prices at the pump.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspending
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  • After recessing up the aisle, the newlyweds ran back across the bridge hand in hand.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Supreme Court recently handed notable losses to Trump The latest survey was taken July 1-19, just days after the justices dropped some of their biggest decisions before recessing for the summer.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of recessing
Verb
  • Can vendors be changed without interrupting critical operations?
    — Chandini Sheeba, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Yet the final episode opens with another interview segment; those segments keep interrupting the action, which is a bit frustrating but forgivable.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of interrupting

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“Adjourning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourning. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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