as in to delay
to move or act slowly
since they were charging by the hour, the house painters lingered in finishing up their work
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Recent Examples of linger
Lisa seemed grateful to linger.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, forcing the audience to linger in his mania adds very little to the story overall.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Honest heart-to-heart conversations can help bridge emotional gaps that have lingered too long.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, forcing the audience to linger in his mania adds very little to the story overall.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.
—Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
Honest heart-to-heart conversations can help bridge emotional gaps that have lingered too long.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for linger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linger
Verb
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If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed due to the cuts, you’re legally entitled to a cash refund, not just some future credit.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to the flight status report on the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field website Friday, the airport had delayed arrivals from Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and Houston, and canceled flights from Charlotte and Salt Lake City.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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But as the stalemate has dragged on, some Democrats have been looking for a way out.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Big bitcoin holders appear to be selling their tokens, threatening to drag the cryptocurrency deeper into the red, according to Citigroup.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Amazon has already taken steps in recent months to prevent external AI agents from crawling its website, including those developed by OpenAI, Google and Meta.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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The two-minute intro video poked gentle fun at British TV, gender politics, and artificial intelligence — and was made entirely with AI.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shoving, tapping, poking and generally wanting to clobber the person snoring beside you doesn’t exactly put anyone in the mood for love either.—
Ian Kerner,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In parallel, the growing importance of long-range precision strike, loitering munitions, networked sensors, and standoff anti-tank missiles means that future armored warfare will emphasize not only heavy armor but also connectivity, situational awareness, and remote engagement.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Raytheon, for instance, is integrating Shield AI’s software into loitering munitions and working with Anduril on rocket motors.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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When the door opens, Bear strolls in, his front leg covered in paint—clear evidence of his accidental mischief.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In fact, the pergola quickly became a popular place to stroll and to be seen.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Linger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linger. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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