as in postponed
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelved
Just last week, another bill that would’ve put a limit on local governments’ ability to set minimum lot sizes was also voluntarily shelved in the same Senate committee.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
In a decision dated April 23, Swiss federal prosecutor Annina Scherrer noted that the Vatican tribunal itself had acquitted Crasso and his company and fund of the same charges definitively and shelved the Swiss case.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Other Oak Park Township agenda items were shelved at the meeting.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Washington Post reported last week that HHS has shelved a study CDC scientists were on the verge of publishing showing that this past winter the vaccines reduced the risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization for Covid by 50%.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The country had poured more than 9 billion rand ($550 million) into the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, which briefly made South Africa one of the global centers for advanced nuclear engineering before the project was shelved due to delays and rising costs.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Looney Tunes movie starring Will Forte, John Cena and Lana Condor was shelved and written off by the David Zaslav-run Warner Bros in November 2023 after completion as the P&A economics for a theatrical release didn’t make sense for the $70M production.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
In August last year, The Athletic revealed the new redevelopment proposals after the first plans, initiated by Villa’s then chief executive Christian Purslow in April 2022, were shelved despite securing planning permission in the December of that year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Behind her, more than thirty thousand drives were shelved in antistatic bags on metal racks.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
In a decision dated April 23, Swiss federal prosecutor Annina Scherrer noted that the Vatican tribunal itself had acquitted Crasso and his company and fund of the same charges definitively and shelved the Swiss case.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Other Oak Park Township agenda items were shelved at the meeting.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Washington Post reported last week that HHS has shelved a study CDC scientists were on the verge of publishing showing that this past winter the vaccines reduced the risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization for Covid by 50%.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The country had poured more than 9 billion rand ($550 million) into the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, which briefly made South Africa one of the global centers for advanced nuclear engineering before the project was shelved due to delays and rising costs.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Looney Tunes movie starring Will Forte, John Cena and Lana Condor was shelved and written off by the David Zaslav-run Warner Bros in November 2023 after completion as the P&A economics for a theatrical release didn’t make sense for the $70M production.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
In August last year, The Athletic revealed the new redevelopment proposals after the first plans, initiated by Villa’s then chief executive Christian Purslow in April 2022, were shelved despite securing planning permission in the December of that year.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Behind her, more than thirty thousand drives were shelved in antistatic bags on metal racks.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelved
Verb
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The state's May 16 congressional primaries already have been postponed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Trump has continued to praise the bilateral relationship since returning to the White House, even after his Beijing visit, originally scheduled for March, was postponed due to the early stages of the Iran war.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 35% chance for good conditions at the launch site Tuesday, which increases to 65% on Wednesday and 85% if delayed to Thursday.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The singer’s lawyers had initially pushed for an immediate preliminary hearing — in which a judge determines if prosecutors have enough evidence to bring a case to trial — but have since backed off and delayed the process.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The current Congress has completely deferred its powers to the president.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Major construction at the course is deferred until the NPS approves the plan.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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“Shelved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelved. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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