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adjourned

[uh-jurnd] / əˈdʒɜrnd /
ADJECTIVE
deferred
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed negotiated postponed
STRONG
assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated scrubbed stalled temporized
WEAK
held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off
Antonyms
WEAK
advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried
ADJECTIVE
postponed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delayed suspended
STRONG
intermitted prorogued scrubbed shelved tabled withheld
WEAK
on hold put off

Example Sentences

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Instead, a spokesperson pointed to public remarks Kotek made in support of public funding for the Blazers arena as the Legislature adjourned.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Sentencing was adjourned to 23 April with Judge Edward Bindloss saying he needed a report prepared to assess Hall's "dangerousness".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

“We’ve been exchanging creative and positive ideas in Geneva today, and now both US and Iranian negotiators have adjourned for a break,” Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi said on X External link.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

The senior coroner at the inquests adjourned them until September pending the outcome of a public inquiry into the Letby case which is due to be published this year.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He demanded that the police bring the chief to court so that he could resume his testimony, and court was adjourned.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela