shelved; shelving
1
: to furnish with shelves
2
: to place on a shelf
shelve books
3
a
: to remove from active service
b
: to put off or aside
shelve a project
: to slope in a formation like a shelf
shelver
noun
Synonyms
Examples of shelve in a Sentence
The books were shelved according to category.
let's shelve the project for now
Recent Examples on the Web
Shakira has avoided more charges related to tax fraud in Spain after an investigating court shelved another probe into the Colombian singer.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
That plan was eventually shelved, in 2021, owing to security concerns.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
That plan was eventually shelved, in 2021, owing to security concerns.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for shelve
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelve. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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