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
Now, the eve of BookCon 2026 is upon us and the organizers are shelving and stacking to prepare for the influx of authors and readers about to descend upon the Javits Center in New York.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Consider shelving options for towels, cosmetics, and other items.
—Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg reported separately that individual Microsoft staff had started calling some carbon-removal project developers to tell them the work was being shelved.
—Kyle Stock, Bloomberg, 14 Apr. 2026
Carter, especially, has been locked in—working hands-on with producers and engineers, shelving solo drops to focus entirely on building the album’s foundation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Consider shelving options for towels, cosmetics, and other items.
—Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg reported separately that individual Microsoft staff had started calling some carbon-removal project developers to tell them the work was being shelved.
—Kyle Stock, Bloomberg, 14 Apr. 2026
Carter, especially, has been locked in—working hands-on with producers and engineers, shelving solo drops to focus entirely on building the album’s foundation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shelve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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But Boston was postponed due to the pandemic and that June, Romond fell off a horse and landed hard on her feet, rupturing ACLs in both knees.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The weather postponed the second game of a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Old luggage barcode stickers can confuse airline systems and increase the risk of bags being misrouted or delayed.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Following exhibitions in 2018 and 2019, however, Olympic inclusion was scrapped when COVID-19 delayed the Games.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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In February, opponents packed the City Hall chambers ahead of a planned Historic Preservation Board meeting, which was ultimately deferred at the Fontainebleau’s request after one of the board members didn’t show up.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Booker deferred too much to Durant.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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