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Recent Examples of limber Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in. Time, 2 Feb. 2020 Economists debated how much Japan’s slump owed to weak demand rather than economic rigidities, for example an insufficiently limber corporate sector. The Economist, 5 Dec. 2019 In fact, Brady looked pretty spry and limber when stretching. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2019 Miller-Weston also brings a kind of exquisitely offhand viciousness to the vacuous Mrs. Wormwood, and has a hands-down hilarious scene with her alarmingly limber dance teacher Rudolpho (a memorable Ala Tiatia). James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2019 See All Example Sentences for limber
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Adjective
  • Everything has to be centred on them, perhaps with a flexible back three with three attacking midfielders: Havertz as a false nine, Musiala half left, Wirtz half right.
    Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • This strategy is designed to capture recurring income through flexible consumption models that effortlessly connect on-premises with cloud environments.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Moreover, these plastic threads less than 5 millimeters long, are released in billions with every laundry cycle.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • The research center has noted that seasonal shifts have impacted Lake Tahoe’s clarity, wildfires in recent years have hurt the region’s water sources and plastic pollution has become an issue in the lake.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Letz is a physically and emotionally pliant but also a verbose actor of great versatility, able to play a standard Second City dad and Chicag’ow type, but also a neurotic (lots of call for that in this show) and a dweeb and, well, whatever gets thrown his way.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Crafted from supple suede panels with just a hint of slouch, this zip-top tote from the relatively new brand Métier is the epitome of quiet luxury.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025

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“Limber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limber. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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