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to assign to a later time
we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Recent Examples of postponed
Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Thursday night's Bulls game against the Miami Heat at the United Center was postponed due to condensation on the court.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
So when McDaniel was dismissed on Thursday, hours before Spoelstra’s game against the Chicago Bulls was postponed due to unplayable court conditions, Spoelstra offered heartfelt thoughts.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
All closures are subject to weather conditions and could potentially be postponed, if necessary.
—Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Nearly 15 minutes later, the game was postponed officially.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The spacewalk was supposed to happen Thursday, but was postponed due to an unspecified medical concern with an astronaut, who was not identified, the space agency said.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Google signed a lease for the entire building in 2019 committing to the space through 2038 but postponed its move as office vacancy rates climbed locally and nationally after the pandemic.
—Travis Webb, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Banijay Entertainment profits were up 5% over the first nine months of this year but today’s financials revealed production on some of the super-indie’s shows have been postponed until next year.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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John Mulaney has postponed three upcoming shows in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
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And when sunrise was artificially delayed by three hours, the rate of the finches' singing intensified and commenced sooner compared with non-delayed sunrises.—
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Identity data from incidents like this is frequently reused later for delayed fraud.—
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Eleshewich deferred comment to Bergen County prosecutors, who declined an interview request from Fox News Digital.—
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Golding deferred attention from the controversial final play in his postgame press conference.—
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“Postponed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postponed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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