tabling

Definition of tablingnext
present participle of table

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabling
Verb
  • One hundred years ago, IBM got its start in Spain setting up tabulating machines for the country’s national telephone and telegraph company—peak technology at the time that was key in connecting people and enterprises.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Carrying out the 2026 midterm election without mail-in absentee voting or vote tabulating machines would likely extend the time needed to count votes by weeks, said Don Millis, a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Read All About It Nick Reiner’s lawyer withdrew from the case, postponing an arraignment hearing on the killings of movie director Rob and his wife Michele.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Crews on Monday appear to be adding barbed wire atop cement barricades already wrapped around the building — measures no doubt added in response to a consistent group of protestors committed to gathering daily outside the complex near Fort Snelling.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Calabasas Mayor James Bozajian announced The Commons at Calabasas shopping center is adding 12 to 14 new shops and restaurants.
    Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Hoyer made amends for his quiet winter by signing Bregman and acquiring starting pitcher Edward Cabrera in the same week, and Ricketts was absolved by finally opening his wallet and deferring $70 million like a real large-market owner.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But as IndieWire’s Ben Travers explained in his Season 2 review, the latest installments get bogged down by world-building and franchise positioning — effectively deferring emotional resolution and narrative momentum too long for a game or a TV show.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The advance comes as traditional computing architectures struggle to keep pace with the growing demands of AI workloads.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The bank double upgraded the cybersecurity and cloud computing stock to overweight from underweight.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The product was voluntarily discarded The walk-in refrigerator had old food accumulation on the shelving units.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Rivals raise stakes Google, long absent from the consumer smart-glasses space after shelving its original Glass project nearly a decade ago, is now positioning AI integration as the breakthrough that could finally make smart eyewear mainstream.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Pittsburgh had 175 yards of total offense and lost by 24 points despite forcing three turnovers, notching 3 sacks and tallying eight tackles for loss.
    January 12, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The 6-foot-3, 269-lbs defensive lineman — albeit more of a prototypical outside linebacker — earned second-team All-Sun Belt honors, tallying 45 total tackles to go with his lofty pass-rushing totals.
    Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Add most of the arugula reserving a few leaves for a garnish, the capers, and most of the fresh herb leaves reserving some for a garnish.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Drain, reserving a quarter cup of pasta water.
    Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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