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
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  • 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
  • With broader crypto legislation stalling in Congress, regulators are exerting their existing powers to address individual parts of the market, said Jeff Ko, chief analyst at blockchain infrastructure service provider ViaBTC.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • His remarks came as diplomatic efforts to end the war appear to have stalled.
    — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stall
Verb
  • The Associated Press spoke last week to participants and doctors at the health center where the trial is taking place in the eastern province of Ituri, the epicenter of the outbreak.
    — CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The two defendants in the Manchester case spoke in court through interpreters, only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses, PA reported.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of speak
Verb
  • Walter Mischel, a psychologist who taught at Stanford and Columbia, conducted some of the most famous studies on delaying gratification in the late 1960s and 1970s.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Parents who addressed the board on Thursday urged the district to delay the vote and take more time to review logistics.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of delay
Verb
  • The following May, Rogers accepted an invitation from Lee to lecture at two universities in China.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Often, the pincher is in the company of an elder who lectures to her.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of lecture

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