SUSPENDED Definition & Meaning

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suspended

[ suh-spen-did ]

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adjective

hung by attachment to something above:
A suspended ceiling can conceal ducts and wiring, enhance acoustics, and provide thermal insulation.
attached so as to allow free movement, as on a hinge:
The wardrobe is available with either sliding doors or suspended doors.
(of particles of one substance in the medium of another) kept from falling, sinking, forming a deposit, etc.:
Her paper describes the content and dynamics of heavy metals in the suspended sediments of a coastal bay.
held or kept undetermined or unformed:
In order to understand others, you need an attitude of suspended judgment—an open mind.
Law. (of a sentence) not required to be served, as long as the offender does not reoffend within a specified time period:
After his first offense he was given a suspended sentence of one year’s probation, with no jail time.
stopped, discontinued, or withdrawn, usually temporarily:
Because he was not only impaired but driving on a suspended license, he was charged with aggravated DUI—a felony.
debarred temporarily from exercising an office or privilege, usually as a form of discipline:
Suspended students can come to our center for tutoring and counseling instead of just playing video games at home.
deferred or postponed:
Some defended the court’s suspended verdict, while others protested that “justice delayed is justice denied.”
Music.
1. (of a note or tone) prolonged or sustained into the next chord:
  The third piece, “Meditation,” uses suspended tones to capture a dreamy, contemplative mood.
2. (of a chord) made by replacing the third note in a triad with an adjacent note, producing a lack of resolution:
  I think her acoustic guitar pieces rely too much on suspended chords.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of suspend.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of suspended¹

First recorded in 1530–40; suspend ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; suspend ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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But that plan - or at least a significant part of is - is on ice after the president suspended higher tariffs on most countries for 90 days while leaning into a trade war with China.

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All domestic flights have been cancelled, while trains and metro services have been suspended in Buenos Aires and other parts of the country.

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Participants were released within hours, but were immediately suspended, and seniors were notified that they would not be allowed to graduate, according to a statement last June from the university.

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Aside from Tomsic and Weldin, seven other officers linked to the scandal have had their ability to be a police officer in California temporarily suspended by the state’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

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Nevertheless, the pause means the rates above 10% for 59 other territories will be suspended until July.

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