tabling

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
  • These conditions pose challenges for travel, so exercise extra caution on the road or consider postponing your trip if possible.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Hopper saw a 40% increase in air travelers, adding its Disruption Assistance feature – which allows users to instantly rebook if their flight is delayed or canceled, or get a refund – overnight following the DOT’s announcement.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Every venue was upgraded to meet demand, with multiple cities adding extra dates, including a triumphant hometown finale in New York City.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Newsom's office previously provided a statement to Fox News Digital, deferring responsibility for the situation to the CIF, CDE and state legislature.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Had Darnold not crumbled in the postseason, re-signing him to a multi-year deal and deferring McCarthy to a three-year development plan would have been reasonable.
    Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the development of AI accelerates, so will the demand for computing power from companies aside from the hyperscalers, all hungry for the services of providers like CoreWeave.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Google is building a data center on Australia’s remote Christmas Island off the coast of Indonesia, after inking a cloud-computing deal with Australia’s Department of Defense earlier this year, Reuters reported.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The ceiling and walls are connected with spidery shelving brackets, decorated in the same style as the black webby legs of his desk.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But city leaders ultimately decided against it, with Azevedo and Aguilar being the lone pair to cast a vote against shelving the matter.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the interviews, each supervisor selected up to three names on a voting sheet, with the county attorney tallying the results aloud.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • White and Payton Pritchard were plus-22 and plus-36, respectively, with White showing some encouraging improvement as a shooter (4-for-8, 2-for-5 from three) while tallying eight assists, three rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While it's left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rental cars, the flights canceled Friday represented just a small portion of overall flights nationwide.
    JOSH FUNK, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Starlink contract was intended to serve 15,000 underserved homes and businesses by covering the cost of dish hardware, installation fees for eligible residents, and reserving network capacity.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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