defer
Example Sentences
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At his Senate confirmation hearing in November, Selig told senators he would defer to the courts on whether or not sports prediction markets should be regulated by the states as gambling.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
There is every indication that Congress wanted to defer to the states.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
“When clients defer to AI, it may prompt advisers to question the value of their human contribution.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
After not getting a single offer to study medicine, 20-year-old Victoria Chitongo, from London, was urged by teachers to apply for other courses, like bio-medical sciences, rather than defer.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
I suggest that we defer further action until we have acquired a really complete set of information concerning at least one living thing.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
