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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stopped, discontinued, or withdrawn, usually temporarily.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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Other Word Forms

nonsuspended adjective
self-suspended adjective
unsuspended adjective

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Word 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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Following his arrest, Irvine was suspended from his role at the north Belfast community group Intercomm Ireland, in line with its internal disciplinary procedures.

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Nine of the 10 most prolific accounts - the majority of which were related to angry gamblers - were either suspended or had content removed.

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The Bruins’ winner’s bracket game against Louisiana State on Monday night was suspended until Tuesday at 8 a.m.

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And in May 2024, he received a suspended prison sentence for a design review failure that contributed to a woman being thrown from a ride, leaving her in a coma for weeks.

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The driver involved was subsequently suspended for contravening company policy, which requires employees to assist schoolchildren in uniform who have lost their tickets.

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deferred��
delayed��

suspend suspended animation

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