filibusters

Definition of filibustersnext
present tense third-person singular of filibuster

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Verb
  • The same government that lectures Beijing about state capitalism and nonmarket behaviors now practices it at home.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But Andres Bernal, a political analyst who lectures at the City University of New York, thinks many young voters look at Cuomo's history of controversy and are reminded of the Democratic Party establishment that has left them disillusioned.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is often community resistance that stalls the building of homes.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Defenses applied the same concepts, too, emphasizing full-court pressure, which delays the opposing attack.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The order specifically delays a 30% duty on upholstered furniture and 50% levy on kitchen cabinets and vanities, keeping in place a 25% tariff on those goods that was imposed back in September.
    Sean Conlon,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Iman Rachman, chief executive officer of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), speaks to members of the media in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, Jan 30, 2026.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In one of the more moving parts of his memoir, Morvan speaks to his former partner, laying bare for the first time some of the more unhealthy aspects of their relationship but in a way that makes clear his love for Pilatus runs deep.
    Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Whether this metric precedes or lags behind other flu measurements such as ER visits is still an open research question, Perl said.
    William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But behind the power of personal style is an industry where representation still lags far behind influence.
    Essence, Essence, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Bake off scraps of pie dough (either plain or with a sprinkling of cinnamon-sugar) until golden and crisp, then crumble into sundaes, parfaits, trifles, and more.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Strawberries are delicious in cobblers, trifles, and crisps.
    Nancy LeBrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen talks to journalists ahead of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And at a minimum, the agent talks with a counselor.
    Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Filibusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibusters. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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