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Recent Examples of deferment
While there are many periods of deferment that can count, most borrowers today are buying back time from the SAVE Forbearance.
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Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And the backlog for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness credit continues to grow, impacting public service workers who were unable to get the financial help due to deferment or a period of forbearance.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
According to the report, Rantanen was instructed to file a formal deferment request to postpone the start of his military service.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
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Robert Farrington, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And the backlog for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness credit continues to grow, impacting public service workers who were unable to get the financial help due to deferment or a period of forbearance.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Wage garnishment would be a major shift from Biden-era policies that allowed for student loan deferment and forgiveness in some cases.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
According to the report, Rantanen was instructed to file a formal deferment request to postpone the start of his military service.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferment
Noun
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However, those reductions are deferrals for February and March.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, the governor added that the rate deferrals will be recovered by utility companies from ratepayers later this year.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the postponement, the NBA shifted the game to Sunday and the Timberwolves and Warriors played each other on back-to-back nights, as the second game was played on Monday as regularly scheduled.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Inside, organizers enacted extreme heat protocols, forcing closure of the retractable roofs over the main arenas and postponement of matches on the uncovered outer courts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bridgerton season four wisely ditches the blackmail and delays Bridgerton’s indecent proposal.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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