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as in to temporize
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Recent Examples of filibuster
Legislation passed under budget reconciliation rules cannot be filibustered in the Senate, but the rules can only be used a limited number of times in a year.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Although Republicans now control both chambers, Democrats can filibuster bills in the Senate — derailing their advancement and stalling them permanently.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Democrats would be unable to filibuster the bill in the Senate.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Although Republicans now control both chambers, Democrats can filibuster bills in the Senate — derailing their advancement and stalling them permanently.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
Democrats would be unable to filibuster the bill in the Senate.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filibuster
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Romney's Cass took Obama to task for opposing development of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge and for temporizing on the Keystone pipeline, while Obama's Aldy accused Romney of being insensitive to the environment and to the needs and desires of future generations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2012
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Accompanying these principles must be a rejection of the impulse to temporize about the dangers that confront us and a rejection of the bizarre deprecation of our nation and civilization.—
Peter J. Travers,
National Review,
29 Mar. 2022
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His distinctive monotone, used to harangue and belittle those who challenge him, lifted into song.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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Without him, UConn is 4-3, nearly every game down to the wire, as teams are able to harangue leading scorer Alex Karaban, who was 1-for-14 against DePaul, making his mark with eight assists and six rebounds, playing all 40 minutes.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 33% of Americans procrastinate filing their taxes, according to a survey from real estate company IPX1031, which polled roughly 1,000 U.S. residents in January.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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People procrastinate, and couples usually have to call, text, or email right before the cutoff date.—
Alice Gibbs,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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After premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May and taking home the coveted Jury Prize and a joint Best Actress prize for its female ensemble (the three aforementioned performers plus Adriana Paz), discourse around Emilia Pérez lit up like a New Year’s Eve fireworks display.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Their story is just one egregious example of the dark side of family vlogging, a popular genre of influencing that often sparks discourse over the exploitation of children, no matter how innocent the content seems on its face.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the meantime, projects stall, and teams lose focus in the waiting mode.—
Marius Ivanauskas,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Diplomatic efforts have stalled, and recent reports indicate that the U.S. and Russia have discussed potential resolutions to the war without Ukraine's direct involvement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the continued fight for racial justice and amid reinvigorated efforts to erase Black contributions to American history, Wells would urge activists to be steadfast in speaking truth into the world and advocating relentlessly for a more racially just America.—
Amy Gais / Made by History,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Historically speaking, inference was viewed as being less compute-intensive than training, which is why the competitive risks to Nvidia seemed more significant there.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Overall, domestic revenue for the weekend is estimated to come in at $53 million, per Comscore, one of the lowest Oscar weekends in at least a decade (excluding 2021, when the awards show was delayed and theaters were struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic).—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Plans for the show — which was originally announced in 2020 and then delayed to 2024 — have officially been cancelled, as the studio abandons creating original longform content for streaming.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
3 Mar. 2025
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For Vance to lecture the Germans on how to govern themselves—the Germans, who rose from the traumas of Nazism to build a vibrant and enduring democracy—was inappropriate and bizarre.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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Every purchase is scrutinized — last week, I was lectured for buying a name-brand cereal.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Filibuster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filibuster. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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