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
Hiring efforts, already stymied in part by still-high interest rates, have been largely shelved due to the unknowns.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
After Searchlight’s parent company, Disney, investigated the claims, the studio shelved the movie.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Moreno said Robert Rivas shelved the bill after speaking to his brother, who acted as an unregistered lobbyist on behalf of Friends of the University, a political action committee that opposed the amendment.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
After Searchlight’s parent company, Disney, investigated the claims, the studio shelved the movie.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Moreno said Robert Rivas shelved the bill after speaking to his brother, who acted as an unregistered lobbyist on behalf of Friends of the University, a political action committee that opposed the amendment.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
Verb
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If the high court agrees to review the case, any potential retrial could be postponed indefinitely.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The question of whether to postpone or proceed with matches has been an increasingly fraught issue this season, and is not limited to medical emergencies involving individual players.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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More than 300 flights were delayed at Denver International Airport on Saturday due to a ground delay caused by thunderstorms in the area.—
Marco Cummings,
Denver Post,
14 Sep. 2025
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Previously, researchers faced strict regulations that could delay their work.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Wisconsin joins 14 other states, including Minnesota and Illinois, in creating a vaccine protocol that does not defer solely to federal health officials.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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