filibustered

Definition of filibusterednext
past tense of filibuster

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Verb
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s solid performance stalled in the seventh inning.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Mostly, though, the Heat stalled as a team.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Assad lied and temporized, the official said.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Tyson Eckert, the fourteen-year-old, lectured about character, competence, confidence, capability, credibility, competitiveness, and courage.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Joanna Fabicon, who has lectured on contemporary children’s literature at UCLA, added that educators, librarians and publishers must all grapple with the allegations against Chávez and decide how to move forward.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Hunnam procrastinated out of fear, taking another job before beginning the process of discovering Gein.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The results of an intelligence assessment delayed his combat deployment.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Before the contract was eventually approved, the Solano County Deputy Sheriff's Association, the department's union, came out against the move, which delayed a vote at the time.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Those are the listings that lingered on the market for more than two months.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But a swath of traffic cones and an unfinished project have lingered, and sidewalks, a layer of asphalt and road striping still need to be finished.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Families of the victims grew doubtful that their killer would ever be caught as the investigation dragged on for more than a decade.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Milne had grabbed his wife by the neck, choked her, dragged her around, restrained her, punched her and knocked her unconscious.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Filibustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibustered. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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