suspend
Example Sentences
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UC gained national attention in May 2020 when regents unanimously voted to suspend testing requirements and eliminate them entirely by 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The agency has powers to suspend or revoke permits, issue enforcement notices or pursue prosecution in serious cases.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
At one point, Iran agreed to export its highly enriched uranium and to suspend all enrichment for five years.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
In short, it is unlikely that the global powers will suspend their rivalries in order to concentrate on the existential risks to mankind.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
They would have gone after the lions right then, but night had begun to fall and they had to suspend their pursuit.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
Vocabulary lists containing suspend
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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