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Recent Examples of postponement
Zaynn Arora as the boy messenger (Eric Williams in alternate performances) who delivers the news of Godot’s postponement is suitably fragile, fearful and haunting.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The Savant’s postponement comes at an especially tense moment for American political speech.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
The postponement comes after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot earlier this month at a Utah college campus.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Chastain, 48, has yet to comment on the postponement.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
On Sunday morning Liverpool staff met with the players’ senior leadership group, led by captain Grace Fisk, and the message was relayed that the squad was in favour of a postponement.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
South Park has released the premiere dates for the rest of its episodes in Season 27 following an unexpected postponement of Episode 5.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The postponement allows Kering to put off extra debt.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The past twelve months alone have seen the cancellation or postponement of four major art fairs, and year-over-year decreases in art sales at blue-chip auction houses.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Sep. 2025
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The Savant’s postponement comes at an especially tense moment for American political speech.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
The postponement comes after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot earlier this month at a Utah college campus.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Chastain, 48, has yet to comment on the postponement.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
On Sunday morning Liverpool staff met with the players’ senior leadership group, led by captain Grace Fisk, and the message was relayed that the squad was in favour of a postponement.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
South Park has released the premiere dates for the rest of its episodes in Season 27 following an unexpected postponement of Episode 5.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The postponement allows Kering to put off extra debt.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The past twelve months alone have seen the cancellation or postponement of four major art fairs, and year-over-year decreases in art sales at blue-chip auction houses.
—News Desk, Artforum, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postponement
Noun
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The Pontifical Academies also warned that delay raises systemic risks (economic, social, and health related) echoing the investor logic that policy certainty lowers risk premia.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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That delay could expose Club name Boeing to sizable non-cash accounting charges.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is pretty much 100% success rate (of granting the deferral).—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, nearly all retirement plans offered catch-up contributions, but only 16% of eligible workers made these deferrals, according to a 2025 Vanguard report based on more than 1,400 plans and nearly 5 million participants.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While there are many periods of deferment that can count, most borrowers today are buying back time from the SAVE Forbearance.—
Robert Farrington,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Postponement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponement. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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