as in postponed
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelved
In 2018, the Google spinoff Verily shelved its high-profile program to develop a glucose-sensing contact lens that would spare diabetes patients from needle sticks.
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Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Drawing on her experience at General Motors, Buckberg said companies are likely reassessing their earlier plans to scale back EV operations, including whether to keep certain models running longer or revive programs that had been shelved.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Bad Robot was to have produced some DC features, too, but those were shelved once DC Studios, under James Gunn and Peter Safran, was created.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Things are going to change, and the big-ticket items are going to be shelved or moved behind the counter or just not accessible to anybody but staff.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
At that point, Paul had already completed production on an entire season of ABC's The Bachelorette, but the season was ultimately shelved last month after a video of a previous 2023 fight between the ex-couple was published by TMZ.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
All three bills were shelved or shot down, but Senate leadership brought the 287(g) and arrest data measures back last week, in the waning days of the 2026 legislative session.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, Flagg and Davis played 20 games together and Irving was shelved for the season once Dallas’ playoff hopes plummeted.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Projects that don’t receive funding are often shelved indefinitely.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 24 Mar. 2026
Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Drawing on her experience at General Motors, Buckberg said companies are likely reassessing their earlier plans to scale back EV operations, including whether to keep certain models running longer or revive programs that had been shelved.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Bad Robot was to have produced some DC features, too, but those were shelved once DC Studios, under James Gunn and Peter Safran, was created.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Things are going to change, and the big-ticket items are going to be shelved or moved behind the counter or just not accessible to anybody but staff.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
At that point, Paul had already completed production on an entire season of ABC's The Bachelorette, but the season was ultimately shelved last month after a video of a previous 2023 fight between the ex-couple was published by TMZ.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
All three bills were shelved or shot down, but Senate leadership brought the 287(g) and arrest data measures back last week, in the waning days of the 2026 legislative session.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, Flagg and Davis played 20 games together and Irving was shelved for the season once Dallas’ playoff hopes plummeted.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Projects that don’t receive funding are often shelved indefinitely.
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelved
Verb
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Trump has postponed a summit with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, to May.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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This will be the biggest double gameweek of the season, with another probable double for Manchester City and Crystal Palace scheduled to arrive later on, with these two teams having had their Gameweek 31 fixture postponed for the Carabao Cup final last month.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The start of the game was delayed 18 minutes because of rain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On Thursday, the Miami City Commission deferred voting on two commissioners’ requests to fund affordable housing and parks in their districts after officials quarreled over which areas in the city have the most pressing needs, an argument that cut to the core of the wealth divide in Miami.—
Tess Riski
April 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Council members Jared Fears and Bridget McCandless declined to comment and said that the situation was a personnel issue and deferred any comments to the city.—
Ben Wheeler
April 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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