as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelve
In the end, ThredUp shelved the idea.
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Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
With center Brady Wilson shelved by a calf injury, Virginia shifted starting guard Drake Metcalf to center and replaced Metcalf in the lineup with graduate transfer Kevin Wigenton (Illinois by way of Michigan State).
—David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Disney had shelved the show after Nexstar — which owns more than two dozen ABC affiliates nationwide, including stations in Nashville, New Orleans and other, smaller markets — decided not to air the show in light of Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
The show, which had run for more than two decades, was shelved indefinitely over a monologue addressing the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk—one in which Kimmel did not disparage Kirk, nor, indeed, comment on him at all.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
With center Brady Wilson shelved by a calf injury, Virginia shifted starting guard Drake Metcalf to center and replaced Metcalf in the lineup with graduate transfer Kevin Wigenton (Illinois by way of Michigan State).
—David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Disney had shelved the show after Nexstar — which owns more than two dozen ABC affiliates nationwide, including stations in Nashville, New Orleans and other, smaller markets — decided not to air the show in light of Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
The show, which had run for more than two decades, was shelved indefinitely over a monologue addressing the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk—one in which Kimmel did not disparage Kirk, nor, indeed, comment on him at all.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
Verb
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His arraignment in Sacramento Superior Court has been postponed twice, since the defendant remains under a federal hold.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Federal tax due dates are established by law, meaning they cannot be postponed just because Congress has not passed a budget, according to the IRS agency contingency plan.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Treasury has not set a date for when the final draft will be decided, but the government shutdown may delay a final decision.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Munich Airport in Germany briefly delayed the relaunch of flight operations on Saturday morning local time due to drone sightings, after previous UAV sightings earlier halted all traffic at the airport for several hours.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Joseph VonNida deferred questions about the state’s version of that unit to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cox also called for unity in hopes of deferring political violence.—
Lee Ann Anderson,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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