tabled

verb

Definition of tablednext
past tense of table
1
as in tabulated

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2
as in shelved

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabled
  1. shelved
  2. postponed
  3. added
  4. deferred
  5. tallied
  6. interrupted
  7. reserved
  8. adjourned
Verb
  • The plan should be shelved until the agency’s finances are transparently accounted for.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The agency then quietly shelved a report on the chemical’s toxicity.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of shelved
Verb
  • Classes were canceled Tuesday, and final exams were postponed.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The sentencing was indefinitely postponed to allow both the defense and prosecution to provide input on how the case should move forward.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponed
Verb
  • This gorgeous cleanser transforms from a rich balm to a silky milk once water is added.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Rare Beauty founder also added on sheer black tights and a pair of cap-toe mary jane platforms.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of added
Verb
  • Life insurance increases in value are tax deferred, and potentially, if the policy turns into a death benefit, the death benefit itself is tax-free.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • No money is deferred and there are no opt-outs included.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of deferred
Verb
  • Observers can only guess how much huger the gross would be if secondary-market sales were tallied, but Swift left much of that money on the table by not adopting dynamic pricing — not that the tour didn’t do just fine, obviously, with the gouging left to others.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
  • At that point, Hamilton had 84 race wins under his belt, while Schumacher tallied 91 wins over his legendary career.
    Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of tallied
Verb
  • Emotions run high after Maggie discovers Nick's affair with Alice, but their tense conversation is abruptly interrupted when their daughter Isla finds Alice placing Max in the bathtub.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Her brood sometimes interrupted her speech.
    Max Norman, ARTnews.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of interrupted
Verb
  • Mace has successfully pushed GOP leaders to bar transgender women from using the ladies room on Capitol Hill and hopes to pass a bill barring them from using bathrooms reserved for women in any federal buildings.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mega-doses should instead be reserved for cases of severe deficiency, and must be prescribed by a doctor.
    Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reserved
Verb
  • As the Decatur city council meeting adjourned last week, Rosenberger helped her husband Paul Rosenberger put on his coat.
    Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
  • When the council adjourned Wednesday the general fund was $586,000 under budget.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of adjourned
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