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paused

VERB

wait, delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hesitate interrupt shake waver

STRONG

cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend

WEAK

break it up call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back put on hold stop briefly take a break take a breather take five take ten think twice

Antonyms

STRONG

carry on continue do go keep on restart rise

WEAK

persist

Example Sentences

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Last year, Rainbow Tomatoes Garden, a family-owned business that claims to offer the world’s largest online selection of tinned fish, paused shipping of its salt-cured anchovy fillets.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The board said it has accepted the application but paused the merger-review proceeding, including an environmental review, and will later establish an appropriate schedule for the remainder of the proceeding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

While some of the AI momentum paused Wednesday, good luck finding anyone who thinks an end to the AI spending spree lurks on the horizon.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Nithya Raman paused when the question came during a debate with Mayor Karen Bass in Sherman Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

But he paid no mind to the conversations that paused as he passed.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman