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to assign to a later time
we agreed to defer a discussion of the issue until we had more information
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Recent Examples of deferred
Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Also included in the lawsuit is a 46-year-old vendor of tamales in Los Angeles who was beaten at a bus stop in 2021 and had received a deferred action status.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The Defense Department deferred comment to the Navy, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The city has been saddled with the challenge of picking up the pieces after the death of James Crockarell, principal of Madison Equities, who left behind at least a dozen vacant or partially vacant properties downtown, some of which have fallen into foreclosure after years of deferred maintenance.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Also included in the lawsuit is a 46-year-old vendor of tamales in Los Angeles who was beaten at a bus stop in 2021 and had received a deferred action status.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Comparatively, Ohtani, who started at $540,000 in his 2018 rookie season with the Los Angeles Angels, is now making $70 million a year with the Dodgers through 2033, $68 million of it deferred each season until then.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The Defense Department deferred comment to the Navy, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferred
Adjective
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The delayed sentencing hearing is set for April 15 in the circuit court.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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Banijay Entertainment profits were up 5% over the first nine months of this year but today’s financials revealed production on some of the super-indie’s shows have been postponed until next year.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their return date has been postponed indefinitely, according to state broadcaster CCTV, which offered no further details.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Seismologists described the event as a main shock in a broader sequence, warning that such occurrences can result in prolonged aftershock activity regionally.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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In recent years, the population of saguaro cactuses have been in decline, driven by rising temperatures and prolonged drought.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferred. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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