as in postponed
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelved
Plans to relocate much of Gaza’s population to other countries would be shelved.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Plans to relocate much of Gaza's population to other countries would be shelved.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Joel Embiid and Paul George were shelved by injuries last season, and Tyrese Maxey was overextended on a sinking ship.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But when your culture becomes product, it can be shelved indefinitely.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In the end, ThredUp shelved the idea.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
With center Brady Wilson shelved by a calf injury, Virginia shifted starting guard Drake Metcalf to center and replaced Metcalf in the lineup with graduate transfer Kevin Wigenton (Illinois by way of Michigan State).
—David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Disney had shelved the show after Nexstar — which owns more than two dozen ABC affiliates nationwide, including stations in Nashville, New Orleans and other, smaller markets — decided not to air the show in light of Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
The show, which had run for more than two decades, was shelved indefinitely over a monologue addressing the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk—one in which Kimmel did not disparage Kirk, nor, indeed, comment on him at all.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Plans to relocate much of Gaza's population to other countries would be shelved.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Joel Embiid and Paul George were shelved by injuries last season, and Tyrese Maxey was overextended on a sinking ship.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But when your culture becomes product, it can be shelved indefinitely.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
In the end, ThredUp shelved the idea.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
With center Brady Wilson shelved by a calf injury, Virginia shifted starting guard Drake Metcalf to center and replaced Metcalf in the lineup with graduate transfer Kevin Wigenton (Illinois by way of Michigan State).
—David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Disney had shelved the show after Nexstar — which owns more than two dozen ABC affiliates nationwide, including stations in Nashville, New Orleans and other, smaller markets — decided not to air the show in light of Kimmel’s comments about the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
The show, which had run for more than two decades, was shelved indefinitely over a monologue addressing the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk—one in which Kimmel did not disparage Kirk, nor, indeed, comment on him at all.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelved
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After defense attorneys raised concerns about a prosecutor's comments to a local news outlet, the misdemeanor trial for CityBeat investigative news reporter Madeline Fening was postponed until early 2026.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, the Labor Department is expected release numbers on September hiring and unemployment — though the report could be postponed if a budget impasse in Congress leads to a government shutdown Wednesday.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Social Security benefits, for example, are considered mandatory by law and continue, although some services may be delayed if some workers are furloughed.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Democratic leaders countered that the subsidies are not a new demand but rather the continuation of a program that has helped keep record numbers of Americans insured since the pandemic – and therefore that the issue could not be delayed.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joseph VonNida deferred questions about the state’s version of that unit to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Shelved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelved. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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