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to assign to a later time
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Recent Examples of postponed
Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Twin brother Oren’s detention hearing was then postponed until Tuesday because his defense attorney, Richard Klugh, recently underwent eye surgery and needed more time to prepare for it.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
The Allstate Sugar Bowl at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome was scheduled to be played on New Year's Day, but was postponed until Thursday.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
His sentencing initially was set for last July 11, then postponed twice at the defense's request.
—Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Consequently, the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame — slated to be played about a mile away at the Superdome later that same day — was postponed.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Frederick County Public Schools will also close two hours early, with all after-school and evening activities canceled or postponed.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The college football playoff game in New Orleans between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was postponed by 24 hours after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter Wednesday.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
The Allstate Sugar Bowl was set to be played just a couple of miles away on Wednesday night, but it was postponed to Thursday afternoon.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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The session was postponed in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton striking the state of Florida.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk and Elise Morton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Twin brother Oren’s detention hearing was then postponed until Tuesday because his defense attorney, Richard Klugh, recently underwent eye surgery and needed more time to prepare for it.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Jan. 2025
The Allstate Sugar Bowl at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome was scheduled to be played on New Year's Day, but was postponed until Thursday.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
His sentencing initially was set for last July 11, then postponed twice at the defense's request.
—Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Consequently, the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame — slated to be played about a mile away at the Superdome later that same day — was postponed.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Frederick County Public Schools will also close two hours early, with all after-school and evening activities canceled or postponed.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The college football playoff game in New Orleans between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was postponed by 24 hours after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter Wednesday.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
The Allstate Sugar Bowl was set to be played just a couple of miles away on Wednesday night, but it was postponed to Thursday afternoon.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Postponed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponed. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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