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
But Atlantic shelved the album soon after Curtis was murdered on the steps of his Manhattan apartment in 1971.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The model owns dozens of Hermès bags yet continually shelves them on behalf of Manu Atelier’s Le Cambon 40, a spacious suede style that Katie Holmes has also adopted as her emotional-support tote.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
With Trump set to take office in a little over a week, and his Justice Department is expected to drop the charges against Nauta and de Oliveria as well as shelving both volumes of the report.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
An additional eighteen are being evaluated and could be shelved.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The model owns dozens of Hermès bags yet continually shelves them on behalf of Manu Atelier’s Le Cambon 40, a spacious suede style that Katie Holmes has also adopted as her emotional-support tote.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
With Trump set to take office in a little over a week, and his Justice Department is expected to drop the charges against Nauta and de Oliveria as well as shelving both volumes of the report.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
An additional eighteen are being evaluated and could be shelved.
—Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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But Goodman suffered a cut over his left eye while training, and that match was postponed until January 24.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Although other awards ceremonies have been postponed or even canceled due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the date for the 2025 Grammys has so far not changed.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hours after taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders, including one action delaying a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok.—
Alex Thomas,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tacopina was incensed by the eleventh-hour revelation and asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to delay opening arguments or restart jury selection in light of the new information.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The total amount that could be deferred on a homestead is $10,000, according to the bill, which is also authored by committee chairman Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, and Sen. Brian Buchanan, R-Lebanon.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Friday on Twitter/X that Scott's contract calls for nearly half ($5.25 million) of his $11 million salary each of the next two seasons to be deferred.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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