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
  • That essentially delays the chances of a Fed rate cut for the time being and could result in higher borrowing costs for a series of products, of which mortgages and mortgage refinance loans won't be excluded.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Refrigeration delays the decay of strawberries.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 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
  • And they’re trained from birth to believe that the prophet speaks directly with God and to obey whatever the prophet tells them to do.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Mulhouse Public Prosecutor Nicolas Heitz speaks to the press after a boy was discovered naked and malnourished on a pile of rubbish in a van where he had been kept locked up, in Hagenbach, eastern France, on April 10, 2026.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This near-real-time pickup confirmation can inform customers when and where a package is in the supply chain, and is designed to be a step ahead of traditional shipment tracking, which sometimes lags behind a package’s current location.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Yet preparedness lags awareness.
    Walter Rowen, Fortune, 16 Apr. 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 17 Apr. 2026.

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