tabling

Definition of tablingnext
present participle of table
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Verb
  • One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • One requires election records to be maintained for 22 months, while the other prohibits procuring, casting or tabulating false, fictitious or fraudulent ballots.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The selection of Morrissey as a headliner is bound to raise eyebrows following a spotty track record of canceling or postponing some 200 headlining appearances in the past decade-plus.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The strategy also is open to criticism, especially after the Steelers spent most of Day 3 adding special-teams players — why not trade some of that Day 3 draft capital to jump up and secure Lemon like the Eagles did (Philly traded two fourth-rounders to move up three spots)?
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • With uptown being the center of the city’s investment and the need to make the office towers viable, adding homes and hotel rooms are next steps.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The ministers warned that deferring the military purchase could compromise Peru’s security interests, but Balcázar said such a large commitment is not for a temporary leader.
    Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Gill said the group had also proposed deferring all media inquiries to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Oracle, which has a $300 billion, five-year partnership to supply computing power to OpenAI for AI operations, dropped more than 4%.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Lightelligence, a Chinese optical-computing provider, surged in its Hong Kong trading debut, underscoring investor interest in an industry seen as critical to supplying parts for the artificial-intelligence buildout.
    Bloomberg, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Now, the eve of BookCon 2026 is upon us and the organizers are shelving and stacking to prepare for the influx of authors and readers about to descend upon the Javits Center in New York.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Consider shelving options for towels, cosmetics, and other items.
    Fiona Bornhöft, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Keeanu Benton, Defensive Tackle, Second Round, Pick 49 Keeanu Benton started every Steelers game last season, tallying 5 1/2 sacks and 12 quarterback hits, both of which were career highs.
    Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The winners were selected by tallying all the scores and averaging them.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The gunman entered the hotel by simply reserving a room there, and gained easy access through one layer of defenses but not beyond that.
    Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Transfer chicken to a plate skin-side up, reserving drippings in skillet; set aside.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Tabling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabling. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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