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
Achane nursing an undisclosed injury and ideally being shelved until the regular season, the Dolphins must find four tailbacks who can handle the workload for training camp and the preseason.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
That was the end of 2007, when my fourth album, Liberation, was accidentally released and shelved.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 May 2026
Gulf budgets face new pressures, and some joint projects will be delayed or shelved.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Until recently, Montana even had a climate plan that was drafted in the early 2000s, but under the current Republican governor, it's been shelved, and some projects have been abandoned.
—Ellis Juhlin, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
That was the end of 2007, when my fourth album, Liberation, was accidentally released and shelved.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 May 2026
Gulf budgets face new pressures, and some joint projects will be delayed or shelved.
—Daniel Benaim, Time, 18 May 2026
Until recently, Montana even had a climate plan that was drafted in the early 2000s, but under the current Republican governor, it's been shelved, and some projects have been abandoned.
—Ellis Juhlin, NPR, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
Verb
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Rolling the dice As insurance costs climb, many homeowners are postponing major life decisions and cutting back elsewhere.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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The North American leg of Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE’s Home on the Range tour has been postponed.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Wembanyama has allowed Robinson to delay his decision-making.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The game was delayed 1 hour, 7 minutes due to rain and lightning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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The meeting was ultimately deferred at the Fontainebleau’s request after one of the board members didn’t show up.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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At the end of March, the Browns and Garrett agreed to a contract modification that deferred a total of $29 million in bonus payments over the next three years.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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