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Recent Examples of deferment
Borrowers can also apply for a number of deferments or forbearances, which can pause your payments for a year or more.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
To get Taiwan’s reserve force to its necessary size and readiness, the Trump administration should press Taipei to require two full years of more intense instruction and limit the use of deferments.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
My student loans are in deferment for the moment.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Student loan borrowers who don’t qualify for a deferment may request a forbearance.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
To get Taiwan’s reserve force to its necessary size and readiness, the Trump administration should press Taipei to require two full years of more intense instruction and limit the use of deferments.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
My student loans are in deferment for the moment.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Student loan borrowers who don’t qualify for a deferment may request a forbearance.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferment
Noun
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The six-year, $210 million deal Burnes signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks included deferrals and an opt out after two years.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the deal has no deferrals, a signing bonus and a no-trade clause.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Under cost-cutting orders from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, purchasing cards had been frozen, requiring approvals for all but emergency expenses, which sometimes meant lengthy delays.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Anyone who pays close attention to the launch industry knows delays are part of the business.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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