shelve
Example Sentences
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After gigs in Wales were also pulled this week, the tour's promoters, Deadwave Records, said they had been shelved "to avoid trouble" after "a group of people protested against them".
From BBC
New Mexico shelved its initial investigation into the ranch in 2019 upon request from federal prosecutors in New York.
From BBC
The furniture company known for its Swedish meatballs and blocky “Kallax” shelving units has found a home inside the old Helms Bakery complex in Culver City.
From Los Angeles Times
The U.S. and Taiwan signed a trade agreement Thursday while Reuters reported the U.S. shelved key tech restrictions targeting China ahead of an April meeting between the two countries’ leaders.
Besides the desk lady and a teenage boy shelving books in the corner, the building is totally empty.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.