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
Both were quietly shelved last week.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashtyn Davis sustained a quadriceps injury that will keep him sidelined against the Ravens, who will benefit from the return of quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was shelved for all of October because of a hamstring injury.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Choose open industrial shelves Insert some industrial wire shelving units to stock full of garden tools or unwieldy seasonal items like holiday decor.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Chad Gable has also been shelved since June.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Ashtyn Davis sustained a quadriceps injury that will keep him sidelined against the Ravens, who will benefit from the return of quarterback Lamar Jackson, who was shelved for all of October because of a hamstring injury.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Choose open industrial shelves Insert some industrial wire shelving units to stock full of garden tools or unwieldy seasonal items like holiday decor.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
Chad Gable has also been shelved since June.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Clarkson announced her Studio Sessions residency earlier this year but abruptly postponed the run’s first few shows hours before opening night, July 4.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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New grant opportunities and review panels are postponed or canceled, researchers at government laboratories stop collecting and analyzing data, and university projects reliant on federal funding are put at risk.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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A day earlier, flights were delayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport because of air traffic controller shortages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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His discharge has been delayed due to his father’s detention.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Fears of the dotcom bubble repeating can be deferred for now — even Powell suggested so.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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After a brief discussion to defer a vote for fear of litigation, the board moved forward with the vote that ended in a 4-4 tie.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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