as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelve
A week after Biden’s executive order, the Blue and Gold logging project had been shelved.
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
After a major incident in 2023, GM CEO Mary Barra and Cruise’s leadership took a conservative approach, re-evaluating the project and shelving Origin until the regulatory environment catches up.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The plan, unveiled in 2017, was shelved just before the pandemic, a fortuitous turn that is now allowing planners to adapt to a radically different city.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Build the shelves into the wall instead of purchasing a separate shelving unit to save even more space.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2024
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April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
After a major incident in 2023, GM CEO Mary Barra and Cruise’s leadership took a conservative approach, re-evaluating the project and shelving Origin until the regulatory environment catches up.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The plan, unveiled in 2017, was shelved just before the pandemic, a fortuitous turn that is now allowing planners to adapt to a radically different city.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Build the shelves into the wall instead of purchasing a separate shelving unit to save even more space.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shelve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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The defence team has repeatedly sought to postpone proceedings since the trial began, nearly five years ago, citing Israel's precarious defence situation since the 7 October Hamas attacks.The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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And that is why, in order to get sustainable peace, Ukraine have to get security guarantees which not provide Russia opportunity just to postpone this goal, but to make Russia impossible to achieve this goal in future.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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National News Florida woman charged with threatening health insurance company with ‘delay, deny, depose’ A Florida woman has been charged with threatening her health insurance provider during a phone...The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2024
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The looming multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall in Annapolis strongly suggests that some elements of the Blueprint may have to be delayed and, presumably, that includes spending more on teacher pay.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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Federal officials would not provide details about the patient’s symptoms, deferring all inquiries to Louisiana’s Department of Public Health. Emails and calls to that agency went unanswered.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, this calculus depends on where households get their cash in order to defer the Social Security claiming age.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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