filibusters

verb

present tense third-person singular of filibuster
1
as in temporizes

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as in harangues

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  1. procrastinates
  2. lectures
  3. stalls
  4. speaks
  5. delays
  6. declaims
  7. dawdles
  8. talks
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  • Basically, the company procrastinates, to the temporary benefit of the speed-obsessives among us.
    — Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
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  • Often, the pincher is in the company of an elder who lectures to her.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Professors structure lectures with an awareness of how a sentence might circulate online.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • Paying Down Data Debt Without Halting AI The mistake most organizations make is treating data debt paydown as a two-year infrastructure project that stalls the AI road map.
    — Gopichand Mannava, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This process stalls improvements for years.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • The scientists conducting the research said the study speaks to how widespread microplastics expansion is causing major pollution across numerous oceans and waterways around the world.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Veterans Treatment Court mentor coordinator Jim Chancellor speaks during the Lake County Government Center's annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
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  • Project delays risk deferring revenue while costs accumulate, potentially triggering liquidity distress.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • This is partly due to common symptoms between certain types of cancer and pregnancy, but also because physicians (and patients) are reluctant to perform imaging during pregnancy, which delays biopsies and management.
    — Elyce Cardonick, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026
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  • But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • 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
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  • When Barton talks to officials in competitive districts, her message is simple.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Previous ceasefire talks either failed or the truces quickly fell apart.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Filibusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibusters. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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