FILIBUSTERED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

filibustered

verb

past tense of filibuster

as in stalled

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Verb

But hospitals pushed back, and the effort eventually stalled.

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
That run set up the Dolphins’ first score of the game when kicker Riley Patterson made a 27-yard field goal after the offense stalled in the red zone.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stalled

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No president has publicly harangued and harassed the Fed more to lower interest rates.

— Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of harangued

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Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
We’re also lectured early on that Cole is a chess master, but his alleged intelligence never pays off.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of lectured

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Natomas resident Sarah Arizaga, 46, wasn’t familiar with all of the candidates, so procrastinated on submitting her ballot until the final day.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Travelers who procrastinated securing their summer getaway plane tickets might blanch after a glance at airfare costs.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 May 2026

Definition of procrastinated

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Oura was just one of several IPOs that have been delayed over the past month.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
In the same week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled Dots, the company pulled its latest AI model and delayed its IPO due to existential safety concerns around the very same AI agent tech.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Lorraine, Google’s chief marketing officer, pontificated at conferences and in op-eds about building diverse, inclusive teams.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of pontificated

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