as in delayed
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 lingered
Forecasters said Sunday that flooding could persist as torrential rains lingered over many states, including Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama.
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Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Still, doubts lingered—particularly over her ability to manage what is arguably one of the world's most complex bilateral relationships.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
But unicorn horns lingered on in both the imagination and in the material sense, right there on display in the collections and cabinets of curiosities, or Wunderkammer, that were one of the private precursors of natural history museums.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Apr. 2025
Still, Pine lingered on how Time’s divisive covers deftly convey multiple — and sometimes antithetical — messages.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Echoes of battle lingered in The View's airspace after a brief commercial Wednesday afternoon, as Goldberg welcomed audiences back to the program amid an armed conflict with her cohost.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
During Dex’s experimental surgery at the end, the camera lingered on a bullseye symbol reflected in his eye, a sign of his transformation into the famous comics version of the character.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
And No Bitcoin Bonds Although the agreement was announced in 2024, doubts lingered about the implementation of the changes.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, even though in-person events, corporate training, and leadership development initiatives have returned, the expectation for free or drastically under-priced training, workshops, and speaking engagements has lingered.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2025
Still, doubts lingered—particularly over her ability to manage what is arguably one of the world's most complex bilateral relationships.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
But unicorn horns lingered on in both the imagination and in the material sense, right there on display in the collections and cabinets of curiosities, or Wunderkammer, that were one of the private precursors of natural history museums.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Apr. 2025
Still, Pine lingered on how Time’s divisive covers deftly convey multiple — and sometimes antithetical — messages.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Echoes of battle lingered in The View's airspace after a brief commercial Wednesday afternoon, as Goldberg welcomed audiences back to the program amid an armed conflict with her cohost.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
During Dex’s experimental surgery at the end, the camera lingered on a bullseye symbol reflected in his eye, a sign of his transformation into the famous comics version of the character.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
And No Bitcoin Bonds Although the agreement was announced in 2024, doubts lingered about the implementation of the changes.
—Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Now, even though in-person events, corporate training, and leadership development initiatives have returned, the expectation for free or drastically under-priced training, workshops, and speaking engagements has lingered.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingered
Verb
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The clip poked fun at photos from the couple's recent cover shoot for Interview magazine.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The muzzle of a hunting rifle poked out from the back seat, and a water bottle on the front console was filled with the brown swill of chewing tobacco.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Monday’s win was perhaps a start to the Wild playing more like themselves, but Gustavsson did feel some recent bad habits crept into their game.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those words came from a question asking Campbell what his message to the team was, amid a week when doubt crept in.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Lingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingered. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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