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
The project’s costs came to at least $15 billion before getting shelved.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Since then, at least 51 research programs and 26 drugs have been shelved.
—Rosa Mendoza, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
Indiana went 2-3 with Clark shelved and are now 3-2 with her on the floor.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
The article, written by Rachel Swan of the San Francisco Chronicle, unpacks how the proposal came about before officials (in a rare moment of appreciating bad optics) decided to shelve it.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Since then, at least 51 research programs and 26 drugs have been shelved.
—Rosa Mendoza, Boston Herald, 16 June 2025
Indiana went 2-3 with Clark shelved and are now 3-2 with her on the floor.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
The article, written by Rachel Swan of the San Francisco Chronicle, unpacks how the proposal came about before officials (in a rare moment of appreciating bad optics) decided to shelve it.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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The city of Cudahy has postponed its Independence Day Celebration that was set for Thursday, July 3.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The item needs to come back to the commission for final approval, at which point it would be sent to voters on the November ballot — now in a special election since the main election has been postponed.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Medical examiners ruled two other deaths in January and February to be from natural causes, but a Miami Herald investigation found evidence of substandard or delayed medical care.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Unable to stop the march toward passage of the 940-page bill, the Democrats as the minority party in Congress is using the tools at its disposal to delay and drag out the process.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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The trend reached its apex with Ohtani, who agreed to defer 98 percent of his windfall until after his playing contract ends; the team is paying him just $2 million per season while using his celebrity to rake in untold millions through new sponsorships with Japanese companies.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Service businesses, however, cannot stockpile labor or defer rising operational costs, forcing them to adjust prices.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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