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
That alone is enough to extinguish whatever lingered from Tuesday night’s debacle.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
That heavy drinking in the early days of the breakup is briefly discussed but not lingered upon.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The advisory was issued again on Sunday, with NWS meteorologists extending it through Wednesday evening, as warm temperatures lingered in areas such as Juneau and Ketchikan.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hugh lingered behind Florence like her very shadow.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
That spunky spirit lingered into the nineties and early two-thousands.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Despite occurring on a large street, only police officers and a single television news van lingered at the scene of the shooting more than an hour afterwards.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
However, Jaxon has another challenge that has lingered to this day.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The train trip, though, lingered in my mind.
—Anna Haines, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
That heavy drinking in the early days of the breakup is briefly discussed but not lingered upon.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The advisory was issued again on Sunday, with NWS meteorologists extending it through Wednesday evening, as warm temperatures lingered in areas such as Juneau and Ketchikan.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hugh lingered behind Florence like her very shadow.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
That spunky spirit lingered into the nineties and early two-thousands.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Despite occurring on a large street, only police officers and a single television news van lingered at the scene of the shooting more than an hour afterwards.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
However, Jaxon has another challenge that has lingered to this day.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The train trip, though, lingered in my mind.
—Anna Haines, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingered
Verb
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Next, a series of lawsuits delayed construction.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2025
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New natural gas plants are being delayed until the 2030s because of a 50-month backlog for natural gas turbines, and new nuclear power plants can take more than a decade to get off the ground.—
Brian Deese,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His life was going nowhere, until his brother Scott dragged him off the couch and convinced Dean to sign up with his acting coach, Bill Esper.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mitchell was then dragged outside to the valet area, and a female Hyatt employee grabbed a broomstick and struck Mitchell with it.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The post, which shared several photos from the outing, also poked fun at the couple getting caught in the rain while meeting with schoolchildren at the museum.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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While some people argued that the photo was degrading to women, Carpenter stood by the photo and poked fun at the controversy while sharing alternate album covers.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Once the cars arrived at the Kinnison family home, Robert was sitting in a lawn chair surrounded by loved ones as the cars strolled through.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The wildfires ignited Tuesday as a monsoonal storm crept north across the state, unleashing more than 9,000 lightning strikes, according to Cal Fire.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, surged 15% on Tuesday as jitters crept back onto Wall Street.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 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
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“Lingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingered. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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