as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelve
Now the security grants program has been shelved as authorities and Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
McGarvey recorded that on Sept. 1, 1916, the branch shelved over a thousand books and had over 400 borrowers.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Though the series has been shelved, the studio is working on a separate short-form special inspired by the original movie.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The company shelved indefinitely a plan to build an EV factory in Mexico, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2025
McGarvey recorded that on Sept. 1, 1916, the branch shelved over a thousand books and had over 400 borrowers.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Though the series has been shelved, the studio is working on a separate short-form special inspired by the original movie.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
The company shelved indefinitely a plan to build an EV factory in Mexico, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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She’s now been forced to postpone more shows and cancel outright festival appearances in Mexico and California.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
5 Apr. 2025
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The prospect of continued rain Saturday morning was enough to lead to organizers of the Bentonville Half Marathon to postpone the event, which was originally scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Even so, merely delaying the change doesn't help others and, frankly, customer service could still suffer longer term.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, the brothers will still have a resentencing hearing soon, provided it does not get delayed again.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Those duties will take effect next week unless Trump opts again to defer them or reaches a deal with the other countries’ heads of state.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Mar. 2025
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To oust her, the government needs to reconvene after deferring the matter to the same committee that appointed her and hearing its recommendation.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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