as in postponed
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelved
School district staff confirmed to the Herald that plans for the new tower are the same as those presented in 2021, when a similar project was proposed and later shelved.
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Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Despite all that work, and the fact that music biopics remain heavily bankable, the Madonna film never came to fruition (and no explanation for it being shelved was ever given).
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
On the walls were art works by Kerry James Marshall, Rashid Johnson, and Ellen Gallagher, and books shelved in colorful modular storage units.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But those plans got shelved, first due to the recession and later due to countywide enrollment declines.
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Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Then the crash of 2008 hit, GM filed for bankruptcy, and the Baby Duramax was shelved.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
The feeling, somewhere between limerence and infatuation, hit me like a shoebox precariously shelved too high.
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Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Three years later plans for a feature film adaptation starring Vince Vaughn were shelved.
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Simon Button,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Despite all that work, and the fact that music biopics remain heavily bankable, the Madonna film never came to fruition (and no explanation for it being shelved was ever given).
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
On the walls were art works by Kerry James Marshall, Rashid Johnson, and Ellen Gallagher, and books shelved in colorful modular storage units.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But those plans got shelved, first due to the recession and later due to countywide enrollment declines.
—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Then the crash of 2008 hit, GM filed for bankruptcy, and the Baby Duramax was shelved.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
The feeling, somewhere between limerence and infatuation, hit me like a shoebox precariously shelved too high.
—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Three years later plans for a feature film adaptation starring Vince Vaughn were shelved.
—
Simon Button,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelved
Verb
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After strong pushback from the downtown community, San Jose City Council Tuesday postponed a decision on a proposal for parking rate hikes and extended enforcement hours until after its summer recess in August.
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Their sister postponed her wedding for about one year after the accident.
Verb
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The theory here is that avarice and ambition can best be defeated by means of somebody else’s avarice and ambition; power’s inevitable corrupting effect is thereby mitigated or delayed.
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Automatic contributions, delayed payment windows, small rituals that add friction to impulse spending — these are all behavioral architecture moves, not acts of self-denial.
Verb
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That’s true even when proceeds are held in escrow (exceptions can apply if the escrow is tied to contingencies), or when payment is deferred.
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For consumers and logistics fleets who deferred major purchases out of fear that gas and diesel prices would remain permanently elevated, this stabilization acts as a powerful green light.
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