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Recent Examples of limber Not surprisingly, given his experience and expertise, Djokovic came out loose, limber and locked in. Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2020 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limber
Adjective
  • The refrigerated deliveries are flexible based on your schedule and feature eco-friendly packaging.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Crops are left unharvested in response to market conditions, but they could be marketed with connections to more flexible buyers.
    Ivanka Trump, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Fish 10 to 20 feet deep with plastic worms or jig and pigs.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Charges previously alleged that the woman had placed the newborn in a plastic bag before throwing it out of the bathroom window onto concrete, the outlet reported.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
  • Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • The supple leather of a Birkin bag and the waxy wood of a surfboard.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use after showering or bathing for intense hydration from head to toe, leaving skin smooth and supple.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Limber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limber. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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