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
Residents raised concerns about pedestrian safety, overflow parking and traffic impact, with a few calling for the application to be shelved.
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Staff Report, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Consider a shelving unit that can serve as a functional storage solution and also offer space for accent pieces to reflect their personal expression.
—Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025
As a result, votes on unrelated bills — including immigration and ZIP code legislation — have been shelved.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Streaming service and film distributor Mubi denies shelving Eddie Huang’s documentary Vice Is Broke because of the filmmaker’s protests against Mubi’s investment deal with a venture-capital firm that has ties to an Israeli military-tech company.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Staff Report, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Consider a shelving unit that can serve as a functional storage solution and also offer space for accent pieces to reflect their personal expression.
—Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 29 July 2025
As a result, votes on unrelated bills — including immigration and ZIP code legislation — have been shelved.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Streaming service and film distributor Mubi denies shelving Eddie Huang’s documentary Vice Is Broke because of the filmmaker’s protests against Mubi’s investment deal with a venture-capital firm that has ties to an Israeli military-tech company.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
Verb
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However, due to unforeseen delays, the transaction is postponed.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And in China, the premiere of a film about this gruesome episode in history was postponed without explanation, causing an online outcry.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Thunderstorms delayed Thursday's opening round, softening the greens and testing the pros.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Financial Narrative Control: In one case that stood out, a retailer’s communications team, reporting to the CFO, delayed announcing a new technology partnership for a year to better align with the company's financial narrative.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Student loans can be deferred while enrolled at least half-time.—
Adam Palasciano,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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Owners had a little over two and a half years to prepare to make up for years or decades of reserve savings and critical structural repairs that many associations had deferred.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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