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Recent Examples of deferment
The wife of a Department of Homeland Security worker in Ohio said that her bank rejected her request for a deferment on her mortgage.
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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 3 Oct. 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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Christian Orozco, NBC news, 3 Oct. 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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The governor’s office said National Grid, Eversource, Berkshire Gas and Unitil have all agreed to waive all interest charges related to the rate deferrals — following the push from Healey.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, those reductions are deferrals for February and March.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Here's the latest on Artemis 2, and what the postponement means for the Crew-12 mission.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Barring a change of plea or a postponement of the current April 20 trial date, the congresswoman and her defense team have less than three months to prepare for trial.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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Should that capacity be limited, with no delay or unpredictability in when a film would move to TVOD and later to SVOD, there is little doubt the theatrical business would be a fraction of its current size by the end of the decade.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The game was the played at the main rink, the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, which faced scrutiny over construction delays.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Deferment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferment. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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