as in postponed
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelved
Viktoria Petrányi, of production outfit Proton Cinema, notes that the a more liberal regime might open the floodgates for the many projects that were shelved during the Orbán years.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
After the House impeached the Vice President for the first time last year, the Senate effectively shelved the proceedings, referring to the Supreme Court ruling.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026
Nick Robert returns Miami’s bullpen received a boost recently with the return of Nick Robert, who was in the team’s starting rotation last season before sustaining a season-ending elbow injury last April that kept him shelved for more than a year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Just last week, another bill that would’ve put a limit on local governments’ ability to set minimum lot sizes was also voluntarily shelved in the same Senate committee.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
In a decision dated April 23, Swiss federal prosecutor Annina Scherrer noted that the Vatican tribunal itself had acquitted Crasso and his company and fund of the same charges definitively and shelved the Swiss case.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Other Oak Park Township agenda items were shelved at the meeting.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Washington Post reported last week that HHS has shelved a study CDC scientists were on the verge of publishing showing that this past winter the vaccines reduced the risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization for Covid by 50%.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The country had poured more than 9 billion rand ($550 million) into the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, which briefly made South Africa one of the global centers for advanced nuclear engineering before the project was shelved due to delays and rising costs.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
After the House impeached the Vice President for the first time last year, the Senate effectively shelved the proceedings, referring to the Supreme Court ruling.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 May 2026
Nick Robert returns Miami’s bullpen received a boost recently with the return of Nick Robert, who was in the team’s starting rotation last season before sustaining a season-ending elbow injury last April that kept him shelved for more than a year.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Just last week, another bill that would’ve put a limit on local governments’ ability to set minimum lot sizes was also voluntarily shelved in the same Senate committee.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
In a decision dated April 23, Swiss federal prosecutor Annina Scherrer noted that the Vatican tribunal itself had acquitted Crasso and his company and fund of the same charges definitively and shelved the Swiss case.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Other Oak Park Township agenda items were shelved at the meeting.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Washington Post reported last week that HHS has shelved a study CDC scientists were on the verge of publishing showing that this past winter the vaccines reduced the risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization for Covid by 50%.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
The country had poured more than 9 billion rand ($550 million) into the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor, which briefly made South Africa one of the global centers for advanced nuclear engineering before the project was shelved due to delays and rising costs.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelved
Verb
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Alabama Republicans postponed four House primaries after the Supreme Court curtailed the Voting Rights Act, and now intend to run the November elections on a friendlier map.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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The Frost actually got an extra day off for Game 5, which was postponed a day because multiple players on the Victoire battled an undisclosed illness.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Timelines for the deployment of solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, seen as the next step in cutting-edge technology, have been delayed, however.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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Waiting until major fires start often means limited options, delayed shipping and inflated prices.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Verb
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According to Bette, the current cycle is demonstrating a similar pattern where demand is deferred rather than destroyed.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Clarke's cause of death is deferred, the medical examiner's office said on its website.—
Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Shelved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelved. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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