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filibustering

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verb

present participle of filibuster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibustering
Verb
  • Since exiting Dries Van Noten a few years ago, Scallon has been working as an independent consultant and mentor in fashion communications strategy, also lecturing occasionally and sharing his views about creative content on podcasts.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The same woman Don had been lecturing about beer.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows promised swift action and vowed to brook no more stalling tactics from Democrats.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nolan, an elections veteran, has sage advice for voters who may be procrastinating at filling out and returning their ballots.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Even among clothing and footwear purveyors that remain unshaken in their promises, nearly two-thirds are procrastinating on their decarbonization schedules, a recent McKinsey study found.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this magical realist gay bedroom odyssey, Matias reminisces about his past encounters and considers his future, while speaking to a fictional figure from Brazilian literature.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Last month, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed, shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.
    Time, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whether or not to cut back coneflowers is ultimately based on preference, but there are some advantages to delaying the process.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But SpaceX is not remotely ready to deliver, with serial failures of its mammoth Starship rocket delaying development of the lander.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Further, there’s no excuse for Congress to continue dawdling on farm policy.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Gronowski’s offseason shoulder injury that cost him spring practices might be a lingering issue.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These recordings blur the lines between memory, trauma, and supernatural experience, reflecting the lingering influence of Jonathan’s actions.
    Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Filibustering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibustering. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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