SUSPENDING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

suspending

verb

present participle of suspend

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 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 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy responded to Trump suspending new sanctions against Russia that Congress had passed. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 The draft also bars other federal departments, agencies, and officials from suspending a model’s development, deployment, or internal use. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 In contrast, the ad says Desmond fought to lower costs and supports suspending the gas tax. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Jayendu Krishna, a director at Drewry Maritime Advisors, said none of the major container shipping lines had resumed services through Hormuz since suspending operations following the outbreak of the war in February. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Among those changes, Kotlikoff announced Cornell was suspending parties and social events at on-campus fraternity houses for the rest of the year. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Mekelle on Sunday after suspending all flights there for days. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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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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Mark Middleton, 59, (May 2022) — died of a shotgun wound and hanging at the Heifer ranch in Perryville, Arkansas.

— Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The display features a tent filled with clowns, body parts hanging from a tree and a central pumpkin patch that anchors the display.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hanging

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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

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, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026