<p>After a quick search, it appears that the definition “hang” for “suspend” as an intransitive verb is kind of deceptive, or loose. Definitions are never absolute. Particular aspects of the usage of a word tend to be left unmentioned in dictionaries. This is why people say that using a thesaurus to beef up an essay might make you look foolish.</p>
<p>Nobody says that something suspends, or is suspending, without mentioning an object. Merriam-Webster may seem to contradict that. Dictionary.com states that the intransitive “suspend” means “to hang or be suspended, as from another object: The chandelier suspends from the ceiling,” signifying that there must be a preposition somewhere if it is to be treated as an intransitive verb, in order to make up for the lack of an object. The entry after that is “to be suspended, as in a liquid, gas, etc.” which does not fit this context at all. Thefreedictionary.com does not mention “hang” as the definition of the intransitive “suspend” at all.</p>
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<p>These are the definitions of “hang,” not “suspend.” Dictionaries link synonyms at the end of entries, but do not mean to imply that the synonyms’ definitions or usages are identical. M-W lists “regard” and “suppose” at the bottom of the entry for “consider” but we know “regard” and “suppose” are used very differently.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about anything else regarding the sentence, so I can’t comment on anything else.</p>