TABLING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

tabling

verb

present participle of table

as in tabulating

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Relevance

as in postponing

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Verb

Voters will be given a ballot, complete it in person, and then insert it into a tabulating machine.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of tabulating

Verb

If the numbers remain opaque, political incentives will continue to favor spending today and postponing recognition of the bill until later.

— Judi Willard, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
Rubio warns against delaying transition Speaking on the record during the question-and-answer portion of the call, Rubio insisted that Washington would not allow the institutional reforms to become an excuse for postponing elections indefinitely.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of postponing

Verb

Many African policymakers responded that advanced economies built their wealth on coal and oil, adding that Africa accounts for less than 4% of global carbon emissions.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid Forward La Liga also issued an official statement expressing deep regret over the hurt caused to Chinese fans by Mbappé's remarks, adding that his personal views do not represent the Spanish league's position.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of adding

Verb

Millvale officials said the borough previously kept tax rates low in part by deferring necessary maintenance on buildings, ending its paving program and relying on emergency savings and other funds.

— Jessica Riley, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
But analysts said that the order may only end up deferring those payments rather than removing them entirely.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of deferring

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Now, despite the economic benefits — considerable tax revenue, money for schools, numerous construction jobs and a smaller number of permanent jobs — no one seems to want a computing campus in their backyard, especially one shrouded in secrecy.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Most of this capital is targeted toward generative AI, cloud computing infrastructure and logistics automation.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of computing

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The rate of development of new headsets has slowed, with many companies (including Apple) scaling back or shelving their efforts.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Moreover, the wall-to-wall negative press that Zaslav generated for shelving a finished movie (which was supposedly well received in test screenings) wasn’t worth the headache, according to studio sources.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shelving

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Braun ended up scoring a season high six touchdowns, tallying 326 rushing yards on 14 carries to lead Millsap (7-1, 5-0 District 3-5A Division II) to a dominant 63-0 shutout victory.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Debinha established a new mark for career goals in August, tallying 84 since coming to the league in 2017 as a member of the North Carolina Courage.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of tallying

Verb

They were hurt by the sharp constraints the parents put on how involved the children could be in the new foundation (reserving the bigger roles for younger grandchildren).

— Christina Wing, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
This is for a variety of reasons, but part of it is due to the battery management system reserving capacity to protect new cells.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of reserving

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