Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbered (up)
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News of Christopher’s pending arrival broke in June, when People published photos of Grammer and Walsh, who appeared heavily pregnant at the time.—
Jami Ganz,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The brazen daytime heist at the museum last Sunday stunned France, when four men, dressed as workmen, broke in through an upper floor window using a ladder on a moving truck.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
26 Oct. 2025
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The timing also suggests that DOJ officials may want to obtain the ballot records before McBurney decides, after November 24, whether the State Election Board’s subpoena will be enforced or denied.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rights groups reported numerous instances of torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in the run up to the vote.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the material world, this company reinforced the wall blocking every path to climate stabilization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has built a reputation reinforced by state media during his 12-year rule as a serious and steady hand.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Limbered (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbered%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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