lingered

verb

past tense of linger
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 Neighbors say the changes represent meaningful progress and could help the city address nuisance properties that have lingered for years. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 July 2026 Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing. — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 4 July 2026 Some disappointed fans lingered near the barricades and boundaries police had set up and were enforcing. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Those motivations, and the curiosity behind them, have lingered with me years later. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026 As the opening game approached, the same historical insecurities lingered. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026 The overwhelming stench lingered for weeks, and health officials routinely reminded Kansas Citians that the odor did not carry any disease. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 While club sources corroborated that the relationship appears in better standing, the Soto-Lindor dynamic has lingered for two seasons. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 July 2026 The Era of the LHC The sense of loss surrounding the SSC lingered for years, especially among senior physicists who understood its long-term consequences. — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingered
  1. delayed
  2. dragged
  3. poked
  4. crawled
  5. strolled
  6. loitered
  7. crept
Verb
  • Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Definition of delayed
Verb
  • When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • But Ecuador’s Gonzalo Plata stuck up his left foot, just in front of Neuer, and poked the ball into the net.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • 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.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • Other executives, coaches and support staff loitered in the hall, speaking in hushed tones if at all.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • 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.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of loitered
Verb
  • 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.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Vozinha crept toward Messi, rather than wait on his back foot, and stuffed Messi’s right-footed shot.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of crept

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