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Synonyms for linger

The synonym for linger recorded in this bank is persist, in the sense "to remain for longer than usual, slow to leave or fade". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 4 puzzles

The synonym for linger

persistverb, in the sense "to remain for longer than usual, slow to leave or fade"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and linger carries one sense so far.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineTime

to remain for longer than usual, slow to leave or fade

The scent of coffee can linger in the kitchen long after breakfast.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

persist

Same sentence, swapped: The scent of coffee can persist in the kitchen long after breakfast.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

fade
spill
boil

Where linger turns up in the game

linger is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where linger is the trap

outpaceverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is outrun, in the sense "to advance faster than a competitor", and linger is on the board beside it.
recoilverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is flinch, in the sense "to draw back suddenly in fear, surprise, or disgust", so linger is there to be ruled out.
relocateverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is resettle, in the sense "to move to a new place to live or operate", and linger is one of the three tiles that lose.
vacateverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is empty, in the sense "leave behind empty", so linger is there to be ruled out.

Play linger

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so linger reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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respitenounreliefa short period of rest or relief from something difficultTreelineHas a reason line sequelnouncontinuationa work that continues the story of an earlier oneTreelineHas a reason line simultaneousadjectiveconcurrentoccurring at the same momentTreelineHas a reason line thereafteradverbafterwardafter that timeTreelineHas a reason line lapseverbexpireto come to an end because a time limit has passedFoothillsHas a reason line loomverbimpendto appear, especially as something imminent and unsettlingRidgelineHas a reason line doomedadjectiveunluckymarked by or promising bad fortuneTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line dopenounpoopslang terms for inside informationTreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. linger carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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