tabling

verb

present participle of table
1
as in tabulating

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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
  • The recount board reconvened Thursday morning, July 9, to begin tabulating runoff Election Day results.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
  • Legislators passed a law two years ago that set that deadline, but then failed to find a replacement for tabulating votes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Definition of tabulating
Verb
  • According to the complaint, Brightline Investment Holdings has failed to pay down its loan or make any interest payments since December of 2025, even after seeking multiple extensions and postponing the maturity date of the loan.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier today, the president threw another wrench in the situation, floating the idea of postponing Blanche's confirmation until next year, when Cornyn and Tillis will both be gone from the Senate.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • The Mountain West has since rebuilt its roster by adding UTEP, Grand Canyon and UC Davis as full members, and Northern Illinois and North Dakota State as football-only affiliates.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • For example, homes adding energy-efficient windows and doors had a nine times growth, along with a six times increase in insulation and weatherization since 2022.
    — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of adding
Verb
  • The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has not publicly commented on their investigation for weeks, deferring questions to the district attorney — who acknowledged the public’s frustration.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Companies that have borrowed from private-credit firms are increasingly deferring cash interest, a potential sign of weakness in a corner of the economy that’s drawn warnings of a crunch.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of deferring
Verb
  • SpaceX and Nvidia are taking artificial intelligence beyond Earth, unveiling plans to build a satellite designed to perform advanced AI computing directly in orbit.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Compared to their American counterparts, Chinese AI companies are at a massive disadvantage in computing power, a gap that has grown substantially since ChatGPT’s release.
    — Garrison Lovely, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of computing
Verb
  • While custom living room shelving houses an impressive book collection, the kitchen is stocked with all the essentials needed to prepare meals of any scale.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026
  • All these vehicles have seen showroom traffic slow to a crawl, so the automakers are scaling back or shelving their offerings in the segment (with the focus turning to smaller, more efficient vehicles that can be built and sold profitably).
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of shelving
Verb
  • The 2026 Florida Python Challenge ended on July 19, and organizers have officially finished tallying the number of bagged snakes.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Brady has the most Super Bowl rings ever won by an individual player in NFL history, tallying seven over his career — six with the Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of tallying
Verb
  • Organizations increasingly route routine requests through smaller, less expensive models while reserving advanced systems for more complex work.
    — Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The city is considering changes to infrastructure, such as reserving curb space, to accommodate the Waymo rides, Pluckebaum said.
    — Madison Smalstig July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of reserving
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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