Suspend and Wind up

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Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

Usage example: the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence

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Wind up and suspend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wind up" instead a verb "Suspend".

Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

Usage example: try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time

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Suspend and wind up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Wind up".

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