SHELVED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

shelved

verb

past tense of shelve

as in postponed

to assign to a later time let's shelve the project for now

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Recent Examples of shelved Glazer during his Senate term pushed similar legislation that was ultimately shelved in a deal with tech giants. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 There are reports that this concept was shelved a while ago, but this is new management and a new device family. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 In the face of objections from the estate, Netflix shelved the movie last year, over Edelman’s intense protests. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Those shows are now shelved, and a reason has not been given. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026 The more controversial part two, which will come up with a structure to protect the coast from storm surge, has been shelved for now. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 Now, according to reporting by Electrek, those automotive ambitions have been shelved. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 LaPorta, dealing with a hip injury after taking a hit in Monday’s practice, is likely to be shelved for the foreseeable future. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Kodak famously shelved a digital camera prototype, fearing such a camera would undermine its own profits in film. — Brendon Davis, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

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Researchers can use this moment to finally build the ethical infrastructure around the cultivation of insider sources and source compensation that the field has postponed for too long.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Saturday’s game in Liberty was postponed after a Cardinals player suffered a medical emergency on the sideline and died.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

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Edwin Díaz The Dodgers outbid the New York Mets for the services of closer Edwin Díaz, agreeing to a three-year, $69 million contract (with much of it deferred).

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
But Japan’s experience suggests what can happen when a bunch of young people who did everything right to prepare for adulthood find the fruits of adulthood deferred, en masse.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

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