filibustered

past tense of filibuster

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Verb
  • The issue stalled in the Senate due to an unrelated debate over a proposal to block the creation of a central bank digital currency.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • The deal came after workers last week voted to authorize a strike when contract talks had stalled with the stadium’s food service provider, Legends Global.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 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
  • Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • It was also being lectured by people who presented a formulaic perspective on a complicated future that the class of 2026 is already navigating.
    Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Natomas resident Sarah Arizaga, 46, wasn’t familiar with all of the candidates, so procrastinated on submitting her ballot until the final day.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • Travelers who procrastinated securing their summer getaway plane tickets might blanch after a glance at airfare costs.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • At least my mother was one of those who sermonized that sentiment.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Voter turnout was high for a primary election, and a significant share of voters cast ballots on or after Election Day, likely because many delayed making a decision in the governor’s race.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • The Council deadlocked, 6-6, on that vote, delayed a vote on the budget last week due to concerns with the amendment process, and appeared to still be divided on Monday, with little consensus reached by the end of the five-hour working session.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
  • From a purple-pod terminalia tree a crimson-breasted shrike pontificated at us.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Filibustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibustered. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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