tabling

Definition of tablingnext
present participle of table
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabling
Verb
  • This story has been updated to reflect what lawmakers must do to comply with a law doing away with QR codes as the method of tabulating votes.
    Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
  • One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • Two additional rezoning requests covering roughly 80 acres have been repeatedly tabled, with the council postponing decisions again in March while awaiting a staff briefing on data center infrastructure and policy.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Since the closure of Connecticut Yankee some 30 years ago, Connecticut has been home to just one nuclear power plant, Millstone in Waterford, and has restricted adding others.
    Krisztian Elcsics, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Even so, adding small amounts of diluted milk to the soil may help supplement calcium and provide trace nutrients.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • But developing what is in place and deferring the pick to another draft could set up a better future.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
  • During the operation, doctors said families were canceling appointments and deferring critical healthcare because of the fear of immigration enforcement.
    Beret Leone, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images A new futures market for semiconductors will let traders hedge their artificial intelligence investments with bets on the increasingly expensive price of computing power.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • In Hamilton’s time, computing power was severely limited.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Zeitz steered Harley back toward its traditional cruiser market, particularly at the premium end, shelving many of the company’s more unconventional ambitions.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 May 2026
  • Last month, legislative leaders blocked Assemblymember Ash Kalra’s third attempt to get a single-payer system, dubbed CalCare, adopted, shelving the San Jose Democrat’s Assembly Bill 1900 without a hearing.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • These small books are in several Route 66 attractions around the town, tallying the thousands of people who stop by.
    Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • Kathryn Utley led the way offensively, tallying two hits and a team-high three RBIs.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The reserving-a-sun-lounger wars have reached a new level.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Scrape the yogurt into a large bowl, reserving the empty container.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 May 2026
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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