Meaning & use
suspended
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Temporarily stopped, hung from something, or barred from a position or privilege for a period of time.
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Dust particles suspended in the air were visible in the sunlight.
The student was suspended from school for a week after the incident.
A note on using this word
Covers three common uses: physically hanging, temporarily halted, and punitively barred (as from school or a job).
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