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The most significant infrastructure damage was across a swath of the South, where ice made roads slick, snapped tree limbs and weighed down power lines.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
The company said additional outages in Dallas-Fort Worth could occur because of factors including strong winds and ice on tree limbs.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
In New Mexico, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, the weather service has received reports of trees and limbs snapping under the weight of the ice, and related power outages.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Latini also advises keeping tree limbs trimmed to around two feet away from the home.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 25 Jan. 2026
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
The company said additional outages in Dallas-Fort Worth could occur because of factors including strong winds and ice on tree limbs.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
In New Mexico, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, the weather service has received reports of trees and limbs snapping under the weight of the ice, and related power outages.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026
Latini also advises keeping tree limbs trimmed to around two feet away from the home.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
Noun
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People brought tree branches in a circle to cordon off the area while others put flowers and candles at the memorial by a snow bank.—
Jack Brook,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Ice builds up on trees and power lines, causing branches to snap and lines to fall.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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