filibustered

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of filibuster.
  filibuster
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of filibuster.
  filibuster

Example Sentences

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filibustered

Normally senators are assigned to committees by unanimous consent, but that motion can be filibustered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

The defeat drew national headines in no small part because of how it went down: The only five women in the Senate, three of whom are Republicans, filibustered the bill into oblivion.

From Salon ● May 8, 2023

The women filibustered, taking the gifts to the podium on the Senate floor to declare themselves even more firmly in resistance.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

Nebraska’s filibuster rules are less severe than in other states, some of which forbid lawmakers from sitting, taking a bathroom break or speaking on anything other than bill being filibustered.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

He actually got these boys to think it could be filibustered into his possession.

From A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories by Bret Harte

Related Words

• delaying tactic
• obstruction
• procrastination