as in remitted
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
Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
While deciding to allocate millions in half-cent sales tax funds to pay for these improvements was the heaviest decision, and there is more work to do to address three decades of deferred park maintenance, local swimmers will also receive a more immediate boon.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the newsroom is compositor Mare Pritti, a military vet with journalistic dreams deferred.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Compounding the problem, deferred maintenance across city facilities could create additional challenges over time, Stewart said.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
While deciding to allocate millions in half-cent sales tax funds to pay for these improvements was the heaviest decision, and there is more work to do to address three decades of deferred park maintenance, local swimmers will also receive a more immediate boon.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
In a brief exchange with reporters before departing Miami for Mexico City, Rubio deferred questions about the specifics of the strike to the Pentagon.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the newsroom is compositor Mare Pritti, a military vet with journalistic dreams deferred.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deferred
Verb
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Regardless of whether these candidates are added to the roster, Cassidy has called for the ACIP meeting scheduled for September 18 and 19 to be postponed.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that in 2024, nearly one in four adults postponed receiving health care because of the cost.—
Megan Garnai,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.—
Health,
Health,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The researchers concluded that many bodies were treated with prolonged smoke-drying over fire before burial, a practice the researchers believe is similar to mortuary traditions recorded among indigenous groups in Australia and the New Guinea Highlands.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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In its own storied past, Earth experienced prolonged eruptions of lava in single regions, known as large igneous provinces (LIPs), that lasted for hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferred. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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