as in postponed
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelved
Declassified British documents from the 1960s revealed government unease over the presence of the micronation, as well as eventually shelved plans to bomb it.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Later in 2020, a federal proposal to loosen that permitting process was floated, and then later shelved.
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Alex Burton,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
School district staff confirmed to the Herald that plans for the new tower are the same as those presented in 2021, when a similar project was proposed and later shelved.
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Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Despite all that work, and the fact that music biopics remain heavily bankable, the Madonna film never came to fruition (and no explanation for it being shelved was ever given).
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
On the walls were art works by Kerry James Marshall, Rashid Johnson, and Ellen Gallagher, and books shelved in colorful modular storage units.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But those plans got shelved, first due to the recession and later due to countywide enrollment declines.
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Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Then the crash of 2008 hit, GM filed for bankruptcy, and the Baby Duramax was shelved.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
Later in 2020, a federal proposal to loosen that permitting process was floated, and then later shelved.
—
Alex Burton,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
School district staff confirmed to the Herald that plans for the new tower are the same as those presented in 2021, when a similar project was proposed and later shelved.
—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Despite all that work, and the fact that music biopics remain heavily bankable, the Madonna film never came to fruition (and no explanation for it being shelved was ever given).
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
On the walls were art works by Kerry James Marshall, Rashid Johnson, and Ellen Gallagher, and books shelved in colorful modular storage units.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
But those plans got shelved, first due to the recession and later due to countywide enrollment declines.
—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Then the crash of 2008 hit, GM filed for bankruptcy, and the Baby Duramax was shelved.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelved
Verb
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Placer Superior Court Judge Eugene Gini granted the request and postponed the bail review hearing until next Monday.
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That means the Rickettses shouldn’t bother planning any parties around an All-Star Game at Wrigley that could be postponed for a few years.
Verb
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
Verb
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The commission deferred the interim agreement vote until June, and deferred it again to Thursday.
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Besides the sheer audacity of the number was the idea that all but $20 million of it would be deferred well into the future.
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