as in to limp
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Recent Examples of gimp
Isiah Thomas turned his ankle gruesomely early in the third quarter of Game 6 of the ’88 finals, went to the bench for a minute, came back out, and scored a finals single-quarter record 25 points in the period, gimping up the floor in pursuit of the play.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimp
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Such was the severity of the injury sustained after the first fall that the South Korean had been transported there via a ski mobile and limped into the room.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Denver limped into the playoffs as a 6 seed and was summarily dispatched by Steph Curry and Golden State, the eventual champs, over five games in the first round.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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But in a statement addressing his removal, Aguilar said Berkeley’s independent police oversight system is experiencing a hobbling pressure that’s being felt nationwide.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But in Argentina, a harsh austerity program under libertarian President Javier Milei may have hobbled the country’s ability to respond to the fires, researchers said, citing budget cuts to firefighting crews, a lack of planning and deregulation of tourism activities in Patagonia’s national parks.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Here, the Multimatic True Active Spool Valve dampers (TASV) pranced and pranged over bumps, dips and cracks.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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What happened that fateful night changes the girls’ lives over the course of the summer, with the film touching upon sensitive issues of trauma and guilt as the two tensely prance around difficult conversations that forever alter their relationship.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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