mothball
noun
have mothballed
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present perfectof mothball.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At Hong Kong-listed Gala Sports, executives have mothballed non-AI research projects, forced department heads to study machine learning and offered bounties of as much as $7,000 for novel AI ideas.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
In which case, here’s the practical advice: buy yellow trousers, invest in red dresses, and by 2019 you’ll probably have mothballed your pink.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2017
Power companies have mothballed plans to spend a record $36 billion to build new capacity needed to spur expansion in the world’s second-fastest growing major economy.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 16, 2012
