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  1. back-burner: Merriam-Webster
  2. back-burner: Wordnik
  3. back-burner: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (back-burner)

adjective:  (idiomatic) Having low urgency; not currently important.
verb:  Alternative form of backburner [(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To relegate to a lower priority.]

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