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as in to temporize
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Recent Examples of filibuster
The measure, which cannot be filibustered, is expected to come to a vote as early as next week.
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Under current Senate rules, lawmakers typically filibuster a bill simply by raising an objection.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 June 2025
The Denver Post That effort died after another Democrat, Rep Brianna Titone, filibustered until moments before midnight -- which is when the bill had to pass to have a chance of being finalized today.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Booker's speech, which began Monday evening, continued for a total of 25 hours and 4 minutes, surpassing the previous record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Under current Senate rules, lawmakers typically filibuster a bill simply by raising an objection.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 June 2025
The Denver Post That effort died after another Democrat, Rep Brianna Titone, filibustered until moments before midnight -- which is when the bill had to pass to have a chance of being finalized today.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Booker's speech, which began Monday evening, continued for a total of 25 hours and 4 minutes, surpassing the previous record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibuster
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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
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Even groups long noted for opposing nuclear power, such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Sierra Club, seem quietly ready to temporize on practical matters, such as allowing existing plants to continue as transitional energy sources.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper’s Magazine ,
4 Jan. 2022
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Philadelphia Phillies fan Drew Feltwell wants people to lay off the woman who harangued him and his son over a home run ball at a game last week.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Plus most of these ship quickly, meaning ample time for procrastinating wedding guests to get their gift in on time.—
Katherine Burns Olson,
Architectural Digest,
25 Aug. 2025
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We're constantly told to make the most of our time, to work harder, to stop procrastinating.—
Joseph Jebelli,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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The cycle can become so accidentally ubiquitous that the former kids who blissfully existed outside of whatever discourses these trends or bands started in their heyday wonder now, as adults, what was so bad about them in the first place.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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Admissions officers want to see that students will contribute meaningfully to discourse on campus.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Negotiations on the bill to repeal the AUMFs were also stalled due to the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who had agreed to bring the bill to the floor.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Deals can stall or collapse if a prospective client is not confident in a company’s security posture.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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In addition to testimony about Tammy's physical health, Emma also spoke about her father's religious beliefs, saying that her mother shared them.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The company also spoke about NVLink Fusion, a rack-scale scale up fabric, shown in concept below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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After lightning delayed kickoff for an hour, Colleyville Heritage (1-1) fell behind quickly in a back-and-forth game.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the last few years, Beyoncé, Pink, and Noah Kahan, among others, have had concerts canceled or delayed by extreme lightning, rain, or wildfire smoke.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Vance lectured Zelenskyy and argued the wartime leader hadn’t shown proper gratitude for the billions of dollars in military assistance the United States has given to his country.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Filibuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibuster. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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