tabling

Definition of tablingnext
present participle of table

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabling
Verb
  • Earlier Wednesday morning, about a half dozen election workers were still tabulating more than 50,000 ballots in the county elections office, pizza boxes scattered on nearby tables.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In middle age, though, the only seaway Melville encountered was the brackish Hudson and his journeys consisted of tabulating the wool unloaded from Manchester, rum from Havana, and tea from Calcutta.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Americans are also making other sacrifices, such as delaying a job change, putting off buying a new home or postponing growing their family.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Economists warn that conflict in the Middle East risks pushing up inflation and postponing interest-rate cuts if higher energy prices rises become sustained.
    Irina Anghel, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • All Pro running back Bijan Robinson played a major role in the receiving game as well, adding 820 yards and four TDs receiving in addition to 1,478 rushing yards and seven rushing scores.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Many residents have asked about the possibility of adding traffic mirrors to the viaduct as part of the project, Burman said.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And in the long term, deferring maintenance and upgrades only make inevitable rate hikes even worse.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Burroughs said implementing an administrative stay and deferring ruling on the postponement gives both sides time to file briefs on the emergency motion.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That includes a new central computing rack made up of central processing units (CPUs) rather than the graphics processing units (GPUs) Nvidia has been known for.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Shortly afterwards, Conyngham, an AI expert and electrical and computing engineer who co-founded Core Intelligence Technologies and served as a director for the Data Science and AI Association of Australia, immediately set to work once UNSW completed the $3,000 genomic sequencing for Rosie.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Use contact paper or shelving liners to prevent crumbs and residue from building up on shelves.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The form dates back to the early 1960s (designed by Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer) and is still made in Switzerland today, coming in smaller sizes like the one seen here and longer shelving units with open and closed storage options.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The right-handed power bat leads the team with 14 home runs and 37 RBIs, while tallying 36 hits and 12 walks on 84 at-bats.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Governments in the region are scrambling to adjust — tallying oil reserves, conserving energy, competing for supplies and trying to blunt prices.
    Anton L. Delgado, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Drain, reserving 1½ cups pasta cooking liquid.
    Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • When the pasta has nearly finished cooking, drain the tomatoes, reserving both the tomatoes and the oil.
    Kate Williams, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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