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tabling

verb

present participle of table
1
as in tabulating

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Relevance
2
as in postponing

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabling
  1. tabulating
  2. postponing
  3. adding
  4. deferring
  5. computing
  6. shelving
  7. tallying
  8. reserving
Verb
  • What turned out to be a razor-thin contest wasn’t called by the Associated Press until early Wednesday morning, after a delay in tabulating votes from Milwaukee.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The recount board reconvened Thursday morning, July 9, to begin tabulating runoff Election Day results.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
Definition of tabulating
Verb
  • As well as postponing the doc, which is produced by Voltage TV, Netflix has also pulled the trailer from its YouTube channel.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That debate sparked angry exchanges among different justices, which led Justice Flávio Dino to ask for the review that led to postponing the decision.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • The 2009 recession, financial rescue packages, and the COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2020 were responsible for adding trillions to this debt.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier attempts to solve the problem have included adding surplus lithium or placing thick protective coatings on the electrode.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of adding
Verb
  • When the paycheck is steady and when deferring may even feel rational.
    — Srinivasulu Mupparaju, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Glenn will take over the play-calling duties after deferring those responsibilities to Steve Wilks last year.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of deferring
Verb
  • Shares of Microsoft are up fractionally Wednesday, bucking the broader market declines and weakness in cloud-computing peers Amazon , Google and Oracle .
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In 2009, Salesforce made history as the first cloud computing company to achieve $1 billion in annual revenue.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of computing
Verb
  • The article details other instances of similar editorial calls, including TMZ‘s catch-and-kill of a video showing Justin Bieber using a racial slur — for which Levin reportedly paid $80,000 before shelving it.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Harrington broke the two metatarsal bones in his right foot in the seventh game last year, shelving him for 2 1/2 months.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shelving
Verb
  • Mitchell also extended her scorching streak, tallying her 27th consecutive game with 20 or more points.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • G’yrell Smith was the focal point, tallying 156 yards and 3 TDs in the first two quarters en route to 175 yards on 16 carries in the contest.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of tallying
Verb
  • Wilms says that creators that want to generate microdrama subscriptions can utilize the memberships feature, perhaps giving viewers a few episodes for free, and reserving the rest for members.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But that is different from reserving the right, in advance, to misbehave — or asserting that your brother-in-law was not actually forgiven.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of reserving
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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