as in postpones
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 defers
Depending on how long the renter defers part of the payment, Livble’s fees can translate into effective annual percentage rates of roughly 104% to 139%.
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Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
One amendment to the bill adding new zoning categories defers its effective date to April 5, which Johnston said was meant to give the Planning Department enough time to put together and disseminate the map.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
After winning the coin toss, FIU opted to receive the kickoff — a rare move by Simmons, who usually defers and takes the ball to start the second half.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Ken Sweet, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
One amendment to the bill adding new zoning categories defers its effective date to April 5, which Johnston said was meant to give the Planning Department enough time to put together and disseminate the map.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
After winning the coin toss, FIU opted to receive the kickoff — a rare move by Simmons, who usually defers and takes the ball to start the second half.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defers
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Instead, the sentencing for the teenager falls under a process known as Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile, which postpones an adult sentence until his 21st birthday.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Discord postpones age verification Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Defers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defers. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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