filibusters

Definition of filibustersnext
present tense third-person singular of filibuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibusters
Verb
  • Simon Maghakyan lectures on the 20th anniversary of the destruction of Djulfa in December 2025.
    Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In her car, Jessica Gabriel’s Lady is an avid listener of DJ Revolution, a fictional radio DJ who lectures passionately about the struggles of modern-day life in Nigeria.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
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
  • When an airport cancels or delays a flight, that means additional cargo is delayed.
    Terell Bailey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This practice erodes programming, delays medical care, and increases fatigue and safety risks for everyone inside federal prisons.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 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
  • The situation illustrates how decades after the devastating 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia, the region lags behind the rest of Europe both economically and with regard to environmental protection.
    Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Labour consistently lags behind the hard-right Reform UK party in opinion polls, and its failure to improve had sparked talk of a leadership challenge, even before the Mandelson revelations.
    JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 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
  • And no one talks much about that.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Kennedy, who is in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and heroin, talks frequently about his own struggles with substance use.
    Lev Facher, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Filibusters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibusters. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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