as in drags
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 lingers
However, all generations experienced isolation during lockdown, and the sense of social anxiety lingers.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
As much time as the audience spends on the main characters’ dialogue, the camera also lingers on everything from the various settings of a rapidly expanding Macondo to the loaves of bread and soups in Úrsula’s kitchen.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
At the site of a direct missile hit on a shed that lit an adjacent apartment block ablaze, the smell of smoke still lingers four months later.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Economic and cultural impact lingers Workplace raids have also hurt small businesses in Morton.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
The region’s economic and strategic significance as a nexus of trade corridors and energy routes lingers in the background, but who invests in a state run by a leader with a $10 million bounty on his head?
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
While their immediate eruptions capture the imagination with dramatic displays of lava and ash, their true impact often lingers in the years that follow.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Vivid acidity offers a backdrop for flavors of peach, caramel, and dried apricot with a touch of nuttiness that lingers on the finish.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
But misinformation still looms large, and the threat of the madness lingers on.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Lingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingers. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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