shelves

present tense third-person singular of shelve

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Recent Examples of shelves The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelves
Verb
  • John Malkovich shows up for a tangent that is meant to be expositional, but really only needlessly delays what’s coming.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Others say that approach risks keeping critical documents under wraps and delays a fuller accounting.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The panel’s decision postpones the effective dates of TPS terminations directed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Swiss watchmaker, known for inventing the tourbillon movement that was patented by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1801, holds over 200 patents in all, and has been a standards setter in watchmaking.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • She’s performed at Japan’s National Stadium, which holds over 60,000 fans.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Shelves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelves. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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