as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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The decision to shelve talent was made as the second Trump administration ramped up its pressure on the press.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Supporters said public reaction and protests last year against what DeSantis called the Great Outdoors Initiative was a key factor in the governor's subsequent decision to shelve it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Heady with delight and confusion, theorists began scrambling to explain DESI’s findings and resurfaced old, more complex ideas shelved decades ago.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
Nearly half of young adults have indefinitely shelved their vacation plans.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Supporters said public reaction and protests last year against what DeSantis called the Great Outdoors Initiative was a key factor in the governor's subsequent decision to shelve it.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Heady with delight and confusion, theorists began scrambling to explain DESI’s findings and resurfaced old, more complex ideas shelved decades ago.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
Nearly half of young adults have indefinitely shelved their vacation plans.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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Therefore the May revise, as it’s dubbed, is likely to contain even more expedient fixes that may postpone the day of fiscal reckoning until Newsom’s governorship ends two years hence but will continue to plague his successor and the Legislature.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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Weather or unforeseen circumstances could postpone the closures, the releases state.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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Early morning flights are typically the least likely to be canceled or delayed, and taking nonstop flights whenever possible reduces your chances of an issue during your journey.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The board also leaves out other considerations that people have for delaying or not having children: the environmental crisis, for one example.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Commissioners deferred the vote on the plan to June 9 over landscaping concerns.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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And when Ohtani became a free agent, Moreno could have said yes to the same terms the Dodgers did — 10 years, $700 million, with all but $20 million deferred.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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