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Recent Examples of limb
Rodin’s watercolored drawings—more than 150 of them—translate Khmer dance into line and velocity by catching the dancers’ limbs midair, aligning them with a modern sculptural tradition that privileges movement as form.
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
There are two categories for men with lower-limb impairments and one for those with upper-limb impairments, while there is one category for women with lower-limb impairments.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
There’s a small black snake that lies on limbs over the streams and drops into the water at the first sign of danger.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Enter Freeling — a Charleston, South Carolina, native — with long limbs and quick feet.
—Mike Kaye
updated March 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
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Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
There are two categories for men with lower-limb impairments and one for those with upper-limb impairments, while there is one category for women with lower-limb impairments.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
There’s a small black snake that lies on limbs over the streams and drops into the water at the first sign of danger.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Enter Freeling — a Charleston, South Carolina, native — with long limbs and quick feet.
—Mike Kaye
updated March 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
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But there’s still more to be done to ensure VOA’s journalists can get back to work, said Clayton Weimers, executive director of the organization’s North American branch.—
DAVID BAUDER,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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If scale builds up on citrus, spray the branches and other infected areas with light horticultural oil, NOT Neem.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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