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filibuster

verb

Definition of filibusternext
1
as in to temporize

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2
as in to harangue

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Recent Examples of filibuster The legislation has passed the House but faces a rocky road to Senate approval, which would require 60 votes amid Democratic threats to filibuster. — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 But, the Democratic base would support the party filibustering to protect voting rights, though the question remains how long the base would support that action. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026 Republicans know that Democrats will filibuster. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 Historically, senators have been required to speak in order to filibuster. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for filibuster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibuster
  1. temporize
  2. harangue
  3. procrastinate
  4. discourse
  5. stall
  6. speak
  7. delay
  8. lecture
Verb
  • Assad lied and temporized, the official said.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Accompanying these principles must be a rejection of the impulse to temporize about the dangers that confront us and a rejection of the bizarre deprecation of our nation and civilization.
    — Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022
Definition of temporize
Verb
  • No president has publicly harangued and harassed the Fed more to lower interest rates.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Definition of harangue
Verb
  • That, as well as other symptoms, can contribute to people with these disorders being more prone to procrastinate.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • According to accounts by Wright’s apprentices, after procrastinating on drawing any plans for nine months, Wright designed the house in two hours in September 1935 while the Kaufmanns were driving to his office to review them.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of procrastinate
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  • Florence is one of the many municipalities taking action in response to discourse around the heavy presence of Flock Safety’s license plate readers.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Specifically, the majority of debate and discourse around the CLARITY Act centers around not only the ability of stablecoin issues to provide yield and yield adjacent products, but how these institutions should be regulated.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of discourse
Verb
  • Evals Are What Separate The 5% The deeper finding in the MIT research was that pilots stall because systems don’t learn from feedback and don’t fit real workflows.
    — Vatsal Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • So far, the adoption of AI in production workflows have been stalled due to legal constraints around ownership, among other things involving messy copyright questions.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stall
Verb
  • After the game, manager Hinch spoke about planning the special moment ahead of Verlander’s official retirement with the help of Upton.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
  • If your flight is impacted, speak to a customer service agent at the airport and Hopper recommends reaching out to the airline through their app or by giving them a call at the same time as well.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of speak
Verb
  • The fight, Haro said, is about more than extending a lease or delaying an eviction.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Many airlines issue travel waivers during storms or weather advisories, allowing passengers to rebook their flights without any extra fees if it could be impacted or if it gets delayed or canceled.
    — Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • Professors structure lectures with an awareness of how a sentence might circulate online.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Especially for him in the same interview to be lecturing my party on democracy and norms.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of lecture

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