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
Completed, mixed, and slated for a 1995 release, the album wound up being shelved when Springsteen decided to reunite with the E Street Band.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shelved an advertising campaign for the flu shot.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The company supplies household durables such as shelving units, coat hangers and laundry hampers to U.S. retail giants such as Walmart, Target and Amazon.
—Dylan Butts,anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, the show quickly shelves the cinematic celebrity angle.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shelved an advertising campaign for the flu shot.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The company supplies household durables such as shelving units, coat hangers and laundry hampers to U.S. retail giants such as Walmart, Target and Amazon.
—Dylan Butts,anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Then, the show quickly shelves the cinematic celebrity angle.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
Verb
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It will either get postponed, or prepare for the entire group not to make it out of the groupchat.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
29 Apr. 2025
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But if the alert lasts more than 30 minutes, the screening is postponed.—
Sonya Vseliubska,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025
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The execution was delayed from its anticipated time of 6 p.m. ET as the United States Supreme Court considered Hutchinson's final appeals.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The shoot was planned for 2022; however, the production was delayed due to financing amid the pandemic and later, guild strikes.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
2 May 2025
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Companies like Resource Royalty LLC have made these investments more accessible, particularly for those utilizing 1031 exchanges to defer taxes and diversify their portfolios.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The price tag of Black motherhood isn’t just about dollars and cents, but about dreams deferred and choices no one should have to make.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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