LIMBER (UP) Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

limber (up)

verb

Definition of limber (up)

as in to prop (up)

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For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.

— Craig Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Of course, but Spagnuolo would wait to do that until there was a break in the action, then send a few more players into the huddle.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

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Ramco had been asking the judge to either appoint a receiver or enforce a settlement agreement in which the hospitals’ owners would work to sell them to Insight Health Systems and Prasad would step down as CEO.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Once a restraining order has been issued, law officers can be called to enforce it, the guide said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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