tabling

verb

Definition of tablingnext
present participle of table
1
as in tabulating

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in postponing

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabling
  1. postponing
  2. adding
  3. deferring
  4. computing
  5. reserving
  6. interrupting
  7. ending
  8. calculating
Verb
  • During a security cabinet meeting on Saturday, several ministers demanded the attorney general order the prosecutors to agree to postponing Netanyahu's testimony.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Taking secondary roads with lower speed limits or postponing travel during squall warnings are advised.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of postponing
Verb
  • The 12-ounce bottle works well for on-the-go use, but some people were adding it to cereal, using it as a smoothie base, or even as a protein creamer.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Simpler details include adding more color to your space or adding period appropriate decor and tchotchkes.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of adding
Verb
  • As Weaver notes, there is a controversy around the practice of teams deferring players' salaries.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Francisco Lindor is deferring $50 million of the $341 million he's slated to get from the Mets.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of deferring
Verb
  • The business is booming due to soaring demand for computing power that can handle artificial intelligence projects.
    Jonathan Vanian,Ari Levy, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Creating a way for quantum and classical computing systems to work together will be essential for seamless adoption.
    Gary Fowler, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of computing
Verb
  • Rather than choosing between early promotion and Cyber Week presence, successful strategies might require maintaining consistent visibility across the extended season while still reserving significant budget for peak shopping days.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Cole is also reserving 2,014 tickets that will be available for just $1.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of reserving
Verb
  • The ability to provide these offers across various platforms — without interrupting the shopping experience — is crucial.
    Rhett Power, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Microsoft is now helping drive PC sales, interrupting users with nags to upgrade their systems before Windows 10 support expires.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of interrupting
Verb
  • Kim Kardashian is ending the year on a high note, opening the first flagship in New York City for her rapidly expanding Skims brand, on Fifth Avenue in the heart of midtown.
    Booth Moore, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, Best Buy’s revenues have declined 4% y-o-y in the first nine months of FY 2025 (year ending Jan 2025) and also fell 11% last year in FY 2024.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ending
Verb
  • As noted in past blogs, BLS uses lagged rent data in calculating the CPI.
    Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • That figure also represented the total number of employees that could be hired, without calculating the impact of the number of IRS workers who are expected to retire or leave the department over the next several years.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of calculating
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