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
Nick Robert returns Miami’s bullpen received a boost recently with the return of Nick Robert, who was in the team’s starting rotation last season before sustaining a season-ending elbow injury last April that kept him shelved for more than a year.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Last month, legislative leaders blocked Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s third attempt to get a single-payer system, dubbed CalCare, adopted, shelving the San Jose Democrat’s Assembly Bill 1900 without a hearing.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential diplomacy, the senior Iranian official said Tehran believed its latest proposal to shelve nuclear talks for a later stage was a significant shift aimed at facilitating an agreement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Just last week, another bill that would’ve put a limit on local governments’ ability to set minimum lot sizes was also voluntarily shelved in the same Senate committee.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Last month, legislative leaders blocked Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s third attempt to get a single-payer system, dubbed CalCare, adopted, shelving the San Jose Democrat’s Assembly Bill 1900 without a hearing.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential diplomacy, the senior Iranian official said Tehran believed its latest proposal to shelve nuclear talks for a later stage was a significant shift aimed at facilitating an agreement.
—Reuters, NBC news, 2 May 2026
Just last week, another bill that would’ve put a limit on local governments’ ability to set minimum lot sizes was also voluntarily shelved in the same Senate committee.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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Adding to the fire is Landry's move to postpone the House primaries in the nationwide redistricting battle -- even as absentee ballots had been returned -- while keeping the Senate race on May 16.—
Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Due to heavy rains and high water levels in the Fox River in late April, the Fox Valley Park District postponed the event, set for April 25 in order to celebrate Earth Day, to May 16.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Alexis Mac Allister, whose fall from grace this season has been akin to Fabinho’s stark decline in 2022-23, stupidly delayed the taking of a Villa corner with some playacting which even prompted Slot to tell him to get up.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Air Charter Service offers an eclipse charter flight from London Stansted Airport that gives eclipse chasers flexibility by delaying the final destination decision until close to departure day, allowing organizers to target the clearest skies.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The ceasefire secured the release of the remaining hostages, but the multistage plan deferred the most arduous issues, which remain unsolved.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Representatives at the New York City Fire Department deferred comment to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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