filibusters

verb

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

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2
as in harangues

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibusters
  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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  • Khimasia is an independent curator who currently lectures at Rutgers University.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 July 2026
  • In fact, they were borne out of more practical considerations, said Elizabeth Morton, a planning and urban design consultant who lectures at George Washington University.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 July 2026
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  • That's more often what stalls things than any of the concerns above.
    — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • This process stalls improvements for years.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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  • Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes speaks at a vigil Monday, a day after the Bite of Seattle food festival shooting at Seattle Center.
    — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Judge Nicholas Primm speaks during the sentencing hearing of Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, at Barrow County Superior Court on Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Winder, Ga.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 July 2026
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  • His isolation is not that of a man locked up in a room but a man who delays going into that room for as long as possible.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The person who delays repayment may create tension, even if unintentionally.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 23 July 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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  • Despite that, when Bezos talks, a lot of people pay attention.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
  • Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses.
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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