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suspend

[suh-spend] / səˈspɛnd /
VERB
hang from above
Synonyms
STRONG
append attach dangle depend sling swing wave
WEAK
be pendent hang down hang up hook up
Antonyms
STRONG
disjoin take away
WEAK
rise sustain
VERB
delay, hold off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain

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California regulators are seeking to suspend State Farm’s license for up to a year and levy the largest penalty ever against a state insurer, alleging it mishandled January 2025 wildfire claims in Los Angeles County.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

After inflation peaks in April, the Bank of Canada said it projects a deceleration to 2.5% in June, in part due to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to temporarily suspend a fuel-excise tax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has always been a strange ritual, a night when journalists and politicians gather to roast one another and briefly suspend the usual rules of engagement.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Ramaphosa said he had decided to suspend the policeman because of the "seriousness of these charges and the critical role that the national commissioner of police plays in leading the fight against crime".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“Therefore, I’ve decided not to suspend you from school,” she said, tapping a pencil on her chin.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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