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
Even so, a pocket of detractors lingers.
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Chet Flippo,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
For years, questions lingered over whether DeGuzman, 20, died by homicide or suicide.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Irving remains on the roster amid lingering questions about his future after missing all of last season.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
This is why the title companies contact us as part of a sale to be sure there are no lingering utility obligations.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Chet Flippo,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2026
For years, questions lingered over whether DeGuzman, 20, died by homicide or suicide.
—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Irving remains on the roster amid lingering questions about his future after missing all of last season.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
This is why the title companies contact us as part of a sale to be sure there are no lingering utility obligations.
—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for linger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linger
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And schools that delay submitting transfer paperwork until the last minute thinking investigators will be too busy to spot an error don’t understand the process.
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The initial flight was delayed, causing everyone on the flight to miss their connections in Iceland.
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Especially someone that can drag his man around a little bit, take attention away from Anthony (Edwards).
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Ennis enters as the betting favorite, but Zayas owns size and reach edges and has vowed to drag the fight into the deep, physical championship rounds.
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Seltz’s system crawls hundreds of millions of pages a day, and returns results in under 200 milliseconds.
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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Perched on a finger of land that pokes into Lebanon, Metula is usually crowded with tourists this time of year.
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The second is a vent which pokes out above your clothes, to move warm air away from you.
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In light of modern threat scenarios—particularly the widespread use of drones and loitering munitions—the Skyranger closes a critical capability gap for Western armed forces.
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On one particular muggy day, there had been only a few young men loitering outside before their swim.
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Spend some time in the morning—with a cup of coffee in hand—strolling the streets to peruse the many galleries downtown within one mile of each other.
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In addition to many museums, this area has multiple parks and green spaces, restaurants, and is a lovely place to stroll.
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“Linger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linger. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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