as in delayed
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as in remitted
to assign to a later time
we agreed to defer a discussion of the issue until we had more information
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Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The downsizing includes pushing out about 10,000 full-time employees through early retirements, deferred resignations, and other efforts.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Under international law, recognition of Moscow’s rule over the four eastern regions of Ukraine would break every precedent, so the territorial question would have to be deferred, as has been the case in the Korean Peninsula for more than 60 years.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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When the original deferred resignation offer arrived, many viewed it as a frontal assault on the federal bureaucracy.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The downsizing includes pushing out about 10,000 full-time employees through early retirements, deferred resignations, and other efforts.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
None of his salary is deferred.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Under international law, recognition of Moscow’s rule over the four eastern regions of Ukraine would break every precedent, so the territorial question would have to be deferred, as has been the case in the Korean Peninsula for more than 60 years.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Deferred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deferred. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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