as in postponing
to assign to a later time
let's shelve the project for now
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Recent Examples of shelving
Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
People often do not consider that even bathroom shelving is not the coolest or driest places in their home.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But city leaders ultimately decided against it, with Azevedo and Aguilar being the lone pair to cast a vote against shelving the matter.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Use Rounded Furnishings So often minimalists become laser-focused on straight, clean-lined, and crisp surfaces and furniture pieces, whether rectangular dressers, hexagonal side tables, cube shelving, or square armchairs, but Gordon actually recommends choosing things with round edges.
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The ceiling and walls are connected with spidery shelving brackets, decorated in the same style as the black webby legs of his desk.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelving
Noun
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So expect to see more floor-to-ceiling kitchen cabinetry with more drawers than shelves, walk-in and butler’s pantries, and islands packed with storage.—
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Her followers got a better look at her spacious kitchen's wooden cabinetry and light fixtures behind them.—
Verb
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Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.—
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Trump signed a proclamation hours before the end of 2025, postponing the tariff hikes on these items, which were originally due to take effect on Thursday.—
Noun
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On our shopping list is a polished king bed that’s 39% off, an armoire that’s perfect for stashing seasonal clothing, and a sleek metal accent table under $200.—
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The mandatory standard, which went into effect in September 2023, requires clothing storage units such as dressers and armoires to meet key stability requirements.—
Verb
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Since oxygen is the culprit, the trick to delaying the browning process is to shield the flesh from oxygen exposure.—
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But a weaker-than-expected first quarterly earnings report in September was followed a week later by a testing explosion that destroyed a rocket stage — delaying an upcoming launch — and sent the company’s stock plummeting to about $20.—
Noun
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Worn Clothing Do not fill your dresser drawers with garments that have seen better days to the point that they're torn or stained.—
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Use your mother's cherished silver tray to organize items on your dresser.—
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“Shelving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelving. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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