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
Still, the conversation lingered in his mind.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
But since the beginning of the year, inventory has grown nationwide as a result of more sellers coming into the market and buyers withdrawing from it due to rising housing costs, including stubbornly high mortgage rates, which have lingered between 6 percent and 7 percent for the past three years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Heavy rainfall that lingered after the hurricane passed caused landslides across the island, according to the University of West Indies.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Uncertainty has lingered about the post-war governance of Gaza and security in the territory if the group is disarmed.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The All-Pro returner lingered on the turf for a beat before getting up and returning to the sideline.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Some people drained their toilet bowls in order to breathe air through the plumbing as the smoke lingered and covered them in yellow soot.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
According to the book, Hunter Biden’s anger lingered for months after the June 2024 event.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Negotiations with Rodgers lingered.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
But since the beginning of the year, inventory has grown nationwide as a result of more sellers coming into the market and buyers withdrawing from it due to rising housing costs, including stubbornly high mortgage rates, which have lingered between 6 percent and 7 percent for the past three years.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Heavy rainfall that lingered after the hurricane passed caused landslides across the island, according to the University of West Indies.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
Uncertainty has lingered about the post-war governance of Gaza and security in the territory if the group is disarmed.
—Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The All-Pro returner lingered on the turf for a beat before getting up and returning to the sideline.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Some people drained their toilet bowls in order to breathe air through the plumbing as the smoke lingered and covered them in yellow soot.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
According to the book, Hunter Biden’s anger lingered for months after the June 2024 event.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
Negotiations with Rodgers lingered.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingered
Verb
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Republicans refused to pass a funding bill that funded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while Obama and Democrats pushed back on proposals put forth by GOP lawmakers that would have defunded or delayed it.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Russian state media has acknowledged the Belgorod was also delayed in part by the pandemic.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As biologists began to accept that the smallest of the whales had perished, the rescue work dragged past its second week.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Americas slipped 2%, dragged by softer performance in department stores.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lovato poked fun at herself, dressing as a meme from 2014.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Marcus poked out his bottom lip, but no whining this time.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The van’s driver then crawled out of his vehicle’s window, crossed over a median and was instantly struck by a car speeding in the opposite direction, which was broadcast by the news helicopter following the chase.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On a recent Friday night, families strolled through an outdoor carnival, eating ice cream, while children rode amusement rides.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In OpenAI’s demo, Atlas just strolled into an online grocery store and added every ingredient from a recipe straight into the cart.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There, the crop continued to grow while white-faced ibis and killdeer birds loitered around the water.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For many parts of the country, the average date of the first fall frost has passed, and the chill of autumn nights has already crept in, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pain crept into the set of his mouth.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Lingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingered. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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