as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelve
So amid Canada’s reckoning with reality, the climate alarmism has quietly been shelved.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
The campaign – Dementia Unseen – comes just months after the government announced plans to shelve a key target to diagnose 66.7% of over-65s with the condition.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Among the guests were William Shatner and Florence Henderson; John Belushi filmed a death scene, but when the actor passed away a day after the pilot aired, his appearance was shelved.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2025
The project got shelved until 2023, when its focus changed.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
The campaign – Dementia Unseen – comes just months after the government announced plans to shelve a key target to diagnose 66.7% of over-65s with the condition.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Among the guests were William Shatner and Florence Henderson; John Belushi filmed a death scene, but when the actor passed away a day after the pilot aired, his appearance was shelved.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2025
The project got shelved until 2023, when its focus changed.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
Verb
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After two court rulings blocking the city’s attempt to postpone the November 2025 election to 2026 without voter approval, one Miami commissioner isn’t giving up.—
Tess Riski
August 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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The repeat of a tragedy was something the NFL prepared for in February when New Orleans hosted Super Bowl 59 weeks after a former Army veteran killed 14 people by hitting them with a rental pickup truck in a terrorist attack on Jan. 1, postponing the Sugar Bowl for one week.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To understand why, consider what businesses stand to lose by delaying automation.—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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No rain should delay either the sprint race or qualifying, but race day is a different story.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Spring Hill's board has deferred a second reading on the measure to August so officials could gather more information.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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Even as police do their job, cases are dropped, charges are delayed, and justice is deferred.—
Marc Molinaro,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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