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Recent Examples of limb
Leaves sparkle on tree limbs like gemstones and flowering plants gear up for their season finale.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Whenever one of the men did, guards would lift him up not by his limbs but by the cuffs.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Psillakis disappeared under the water with his surfboard and lost several limbs in the attack, New South Wales (NSW) Police Inspector Stuart Thomson told reporters at a press conference on Saturday.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
In a photo, he can be seen lying on the bare floor wearing a Los Angeles T-shirt, his limbs coated in blood and dirt.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Whenever one of the men did, guards would lift him up not by his limbs but by the cuffs.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Psillakis disappeared under the water with his surfboard and lost several limbs in the attack, New South Wales (NSW) Police Inspector Stuart Thomson told reporters at a press conference on Saturday.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
In a photo, he can be seen lying on the bare floor wearing a Los Angeles T-shirt, his limbs coated in blood and dirt.
—Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
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According to Joe Truzman, a senior analyst with the FDD, the Arrow Unit’s membership is drawn from multiple sources in Gaza, including police officers, operatives belonging to the Ministry of Interior’s security branches, fighters belonging to terrorist factions, and civilian volunteers.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cuts in those branches of HHS cascade down and damage the WTC Health Program's effectiveness, advocates say.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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