filibusters

Definition of filibustersnext
present tense third-person singular of filibuster
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Verb
  • Basically, the company procrastinates, to the temporary benefit of the speed-obsessives among us.
    Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When not writing, May frequently lectures on the politics and policies of mass incarceration for university classes, academic conferences, and online events.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • With me, my wife lectures me more than my children.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This process stalls improvements for years.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • If his progress stalls out, this team is in trouble.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Developers often struggle to hire workers, which delays home construction and further increases prices.
    Maxwell Harden, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • Avoiding the conversation only delays the inevitable.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 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
  • Mamdani speaks at May Day rally Hundreds, if not thousands, packed Manhattan's Washington Square Park to celebrate workers and the history of labor organizing, before the group started marching to Foley Square.
    Ali Bauman, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Knats front-end their version with the words from a 1972 BBC documentary about Durham miners set to off-kilter melody, before balladic piano chords enter, and Cooper speaks a refrain based on the folk song.
    Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Google lags behind Apple, Samsung, and Chinese tech giants Xiaomi and Huawei in the global wearable tech market, according to market research firm International Data Corporation.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • The transformation underway is consequential in both directions—outsized returns for early movers, and outsized exposure if governance lags.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 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
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“Filibusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibusters. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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