prorogating

verb

present participle of prorogate
as in suspending
to bring to a formal close for a period of time the conference was prorogated until the following morning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prorogating
  1. suspending
  2. postponing
  3. interrupting
  4. adjourning
Verb
  • This gave Katalyst a few more months of schedule margin at the expense of suspending Swift’s scientific observations.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The series issued several major penalties and suspensions to both Chad Bryant and Steve Civatarese, suspending both indefinitely from NASCAR events — as well as the 2027 event at Martinsville.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • But postponing change without knowing whom the current program reaches, whether people improve or what another year will cost is not risk avoidance.
    — Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As well as postponing the doc, which is produced by Voltage TV, Netflix has also pulled the trailer from its YouTube channel.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of postponing
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  • And the tariffs are a terrible idea in any event, amounting to a consumer tax and interrupting crucial trade.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, the systems naturally ensure that only egregious and important errors get reviewed — because those are the only ones worthy of interrupting games.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrupting
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
Definition of adjourning
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“Prorogating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prorogating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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