as in drags
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 lingers
One scene showed a door swinging open as the camera lingers on a pair of boots belonging to Jones herself.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Vanilla, sandalwood, and musk create this creamy, warm finish that lingers without being heavy.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
His name lingers with an air of reverence in every room.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As trade and political uncertainty lingers, the dollar index, which measures the dollar against foreign currencies such as the pound sterling, the euro and the yen, has declined about 9% this year.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Though later criticized for its methodology and sweeping conclusions, its shadow lingers.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Be Careful About Teeth and Enamel Apples contain sugars that can feed oral bacteria if the debris lingers on teeth overnight.
—Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
With a powdery opening and a grounding nutmeg and tonka bean base, this eau de parfum lingers on skin and clothes for hours without overpowering.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Both will be suspended if a lockout lingers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Vanilla, sandalwood, and musk create this creamy, warm finish that lingers without being heavy.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
His name lingers with an air of reverence in every room.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
As trade and political uncertainty lingers, the dollar index, which measures the dollar against foreign currencies such as the pound sterling, the euro and the yen, has declined about 9% this year.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Though later criticized for its methodology and sweeping conclusions, its shadow lingers.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
Be Careful About Teeth and Enamel Apples contain sugars that can feed oral bacteria if the debris lingers on teeth overnight.
—Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
With a powdery opening and a grounding nutmeg and tonka bean base, this eau de parfum lingers on skin and clothes for hours without overpowering.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
Both will be suspended if a lockout lingers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingers
Verb
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Linda also drags her daughter to a clinic for regular treatments, none of which seem to do any good.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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The White House has also warned that federal workers will be fired, and floated the possibility of denying back pay to furloughed employees, if the shutdown drags on much longer.—
Kevin Breuninger,Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chalamet crawls out of the weird-for-the-sake-of-being-weird chamber and chucks the helmet to the ground, displaying his now shaven head.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Arisu crawls onto a mound of rubble for momentary relief, and is met with an angry Banda.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Later in the episode, Kelce's cohost and brother, Jason Kelce, pokes fun at Lively's athleticism in a storyline that sees Bridget attend a soccer camp.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The trailer for Season 6 of Solar Opposites, released today, pokes fun of the show’s imminent end.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Lingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingers. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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