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postpone

Definition for postpone

verb as in put off till later time

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U.S. and China officials pointed to momentum toward a trade deal that would mean the U.S. drops its additional 100% tariff threat while the Chinese postpone export controls on rare earths.

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He postponed plans for a wedding ceremony this spring.

Jones then beat Stipe Miocic last November - a year after their original bout was postponed because of injury to the former champion - before refusing to commit to fighting Aspinall.

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A recent string of deadly bear attacks has prompted Japanese filmmakers to postpone the release of a gory horror movie with the same theme.

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The indexes are even more useful now during a prolonged federal shutdown that has resulted in key government economic reports being postponed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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