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Recent Examples of limb
If the tree is too tall or wide for the site, prune limbs back to branch angles or to the trunk.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
In the field of prosthetics, such sensors could help create artificial limbs that provide users with a more natural sense of touch, improving control and comfort.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
The Baby Brush Hog offers just enough action to entice bass holding tight to the tree limbs into biting.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Watch for falling debris and tree limbs.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
In the field of prosthetics, such sensors could help create artificial limbs that provide users with a more natural sense of touch, improving control and comfort.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
The Baby Brush Hog offers just enough action to entice bass holding tight to the tree limbs into biting.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
Watch for falling debris and tree limbs.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
Noun
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Purple-pink brittle stars still clung to the corals, their tendril-like arms wrapping around the branches like yarn.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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For the Supreme Court to do so would require it to repudiate the Constitution’s text, the Court’s own precedents, and the enduring understanding of all three branches and of the American people.—
David Cole,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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