as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of adjournment
His lawyers asked for an adjournment to the trial, which is slated to begin next month, and argued that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has been withholding upwards of 200,000 documents related to the case.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The Legislature reached its first adjournment last Thursday without the Senate taking action on the child care proposal.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Proctor was due to enter a plea but applied for an adjournment on medical grounds.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite a sudden adjournment of the Michigan House earlier Thursday, the Michigan Senate continued voting all night and into Friday afternoon, passing bills through to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk in a 29-hour session that set a modern record for its duration.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The Legislature reached its first adjournment last Thursday without the Senate taking action on the child care proposal.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Proctor was due to enter a plea but applied for an adjournment on medical grounds.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite a sudden adjournment of the Michigan House earlier Thursday, the Michigan Senate continued voting all night and into Friday afternoon, passing bills through to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk in a 29-hour session that set a modern record for its duration.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjournment
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Aaron Ekblad’s 20-game PED suspension threw a wrench in the works, though, pushing Jones back up the lineup for the last chunk of the regular season.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Steinberg also successfully defended Arizona Cardinals Place Kicker Matt Prater, who had a yearlong alcohol suspension reduced to one month.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The Celtics did not have many lapses like that on their march to a title last season.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Many people experience lapses in memory, brain fog, or trouble finding words, Dr. Rosenbloom says.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
12 May 2025
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Don’t wait for a business lull or career crossroads to reconnect.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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But intensifying Russian attacks against Kyiv earlier this week following a lull over the Easter holiday led Trump to take a rare shot against Putin on Thursday.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Adjournment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjournment. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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