1
: a sloping surface or place
2
: the state or degree of sloping
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Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
If the next big thing is Instagram or Threads, Whitehurst worries about Meta's recent shelving of its fact-check and hate speech screening processes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
The kitchen features natural wood custom cabinetry, stone counters and open shelving.
—Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The wild animal gets its footing and promptly jumps back into the refrigerator shelving.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
If the next big thing is Instagram or Threads, Whitehurst worries about Meta's recent shelving of its fact-check and hate speech screening processes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
The kitchen features natural wood custom cabinetry, stone counters and open shelving.
—Lana Bortolot, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Shelving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shelving. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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