suspends
- present tense form of suspend (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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When earthquakes, floods, fires and other disasters happen, the IRS commonly suspends all sorts of deadlines for impacted taxpayers.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
The ruling also suspends a Pentagon designation of Anthropic, creator of the Claude AI model, as a national security supply chain risk -- a label typically reserved for organizations from unfriendly foreign countries.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
The NBA automatically suspends any player who receives 16 technical fouls during a season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
President Trump in June signed an executive order that temporarily suspends sanctions on Syria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
I have frequently been assured by natives that the Hornero is a pious bird, and always suspends its labours on sacred days.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)
