as in postpones
to bring to a formal close for a period of time
the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice
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Recent Examples of adjourns
The proposal is still pending in the current legislative session, which adjourns on May 6.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
The agreement comes less than a week before the end of the 2026 legislative session, which adjourns on Monday, April 13.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The Legislature adjourns May 18.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
With two and a half weeks to go before the Legislature adjourns its session, no bill has been introduced outlining the possible terms of that arrangement.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The House would need to pass the bill before the legislature adjourns at the end of February.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
The agreement comes less than a week before the end of the 2026 legislative session, which adjourns on Monday, April 13.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The Legislature adjourns May 18.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2026
With two and a half weeks to go before the Legislature adjourns its session, no bill has been introduced outlining the possible terms of that arrangement.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
The House would need to pass the bill before the legislature adjourns at the end of February.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjourns
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This is equally true of society, and disregarding this truth only postpones the moment of reckoning.—
Alec Nevala-Lee,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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The system records enormous detail about decisions but often postpones the moment when those decisions are definitively validated.—
Holland Haynie,
STAT,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once the Board of Bar Overseers permanently suspends Rappa's license, Dobens says his clients can start the process of getting the money reimbursed.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Riverside County sheriff suspends election fraud probe Chad Bianco has paused his controversial investigation into election fraud claims after seizing more than 650,000 ballots from November’s Proposition 50 election.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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That connection interrupts a trajectory that seemed to be heading toward harm.—
Nicole Hockley,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every now and again, Monica, as much savvy therapist as all-knowing seer, interrupts Jean’s first-person account to offer guidance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Adjourns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjourns. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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