adjourning

verb

Definition of adjourningnext
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 Synonyms for adjourning
  1. postponing
  2. suspending
  3. interrupting
Verb
  • Donald Glover has made the decision to cancel the rest of his Childish Gambino tour dates in North America and the United Kingdom, after postponing them last month.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After a three-month period of postponing public-facing duties, the King resumed forward-facing work on April 30 and has been busy ever since.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • Those regulators recommended suspending the drug’s marketing authorization.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Delta last flew the Tampa-Amsterdam route in 2019 before suspending it due to the pandemic, Cirium Diio schedules show.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • Active listening—where employees fully focus on the customer without interrupting—is key.
    Bryant Richardson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Baier was portrayed as combative toward the Democratic presidential nominee, interrupting her throughout the conversation and cornering her with unfair questions.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of interrupting
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adjournment

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