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
After being denied by Cuba, the ship approached Florida and lingered offshore, so close the passengers could see the lights of Miami.
—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Steven Rinella's symptoms, on the other hand, lingered for months, leaving him unable to walk down stairs without a handrail or to ride a bike.
—
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Still, disagreements over the strait have lingered.
—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Yet, the same themes of access and power have lingered around the presidency in the eight decades since.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Although a few timber remnants still lingered underneath the metal, researchers found little else of the wreckage.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 June 2026
At times during the current heatwave, nighttime temperatures lingered in the eighties or near ninety.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The claim that creatine causes hair loss has lingered since 2009, shaping decisions for gym-goers and athletes weighing whether to add it to their routine.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Based on the way Brown carried himself afterward, the emotions of the Celtics’ Durant pursuit never lingered.
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Jay King,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
Steven Rinella's symptoms, on the other hand, lingered for months, leaving him unable to walk down stairs without a handrail or to ride a bike.
—
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
27 June 2026
Still, disagreements over the strait have lingered.
—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Yet, the same themes of access and power have lingered around the presidency in the eight decades since.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Although a few timber remnants still lingered underneath the metal, researchers found little else of the wreckage.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 June 2026
At times during the current heatwave, nighttime temperatures lingered in the eighties or near ninety.
—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The claim that creatine causes hair loss has lingered since 2009, shaping decisions for gym-goers and athletes weighing whether to add it to their routine.
—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Based on the way Brown carried himself afterward, the emotions of the Celtics’ Durant pursuit never lingered.
—
Jay King,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingered
Verb
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
Verb
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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
Verb
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But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
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In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
Verb
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
Verb
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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
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More recently, Amal Clooney strolled through the South of France hand-in-hand with husband George in a black micro-mini with shorts peeking out underneath.
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Other executives, coaches and support staff loitered in the hall, speaking in hushed tones if at all.
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In the petition filing, Buckingham wrote that Dick had loitered around his and his family members’ homes, called repeatedly and left threatening voicemails, and taped a photo collage of herself and Buckingham to his mailbox.
Verb
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When the rain cleared, an American flag that covered most of the outfield was unfurled during the national anthem, and the fog slowly crept in.
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Vozinha crept toward Messi, rather than wait on his back foot, and stuffed Messi’s right-footed shot.
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