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
After shelving its plans for an affordable EV in April, Musk pivoted the company to focus on robotaxis.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Mariah Carey is ready for the world to hear her alternative rock album, which was shelved almost 30 years ago.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Curb alert: Porter Square Books' new space already has shelving, so the staff is giving away their old shelves.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
After testing, police in some jurisdictions have reopened cases that were initially shelved.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
Mariah Carey is ready for the world to hear her alternative rock album, which was shelved almost 30 years ago.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Curb alert: Porter Square Books' new space already has shelving, so the staff is giving away their old shelves.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
After testing, police in some jurisdictions have reopened cases that were initially shelved.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelve
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Thanks to to novel coronavirus global pandemic, Hugh Jackman’s The Music Man is postponed to spring 2021.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Gallant was scheduled to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in Washington in early October — a trip Gallant initiated — but it was postponed at Netanyahu’s request.Max Burman, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In August 2024, the Financial Times reported that 40% of more than 100 projects evaluated were delayed.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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This year, state laws still in place in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin prohibiting election workers from counting early votes until Election Day are expected to delay results again.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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After the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, reviewed the national security implications of the sale, the Biden administration deferred a decision until after the election.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, only 14% of employees deferred the maximum amount into 401(k) plans, according to Vanguard’s 2024 How America Saves report, which included data from 1,500 qualified plans and nearly 5 million participants.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Shelve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelve. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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