limbered (up)

verb

past tense of limber (up)
as in propped (up)

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  1. broke in
  2. enforced
  3. reinforced
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  • The Herald had reached out to Bronske when the story broke in May, but has not heard back.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • News of the separation broke in September, with Kidman filing for divorce by month’s end and the pair reportedly planning on co-parenting classes and submitting a child support worksheet.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Definition of broke in
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  • The judgment, where the boundaries go, which way the arrows point, what must stay changeable and what gets enforced rather than hoped, stays human.
    — Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her text prompt still went through MiniMax’s servers, meaning Moore’s video suggests that copyright safeguards are not being properly enforced.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of enforced
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  • Following those incidents, the museum reinforced its security systems this past spring, notably with the installation of more cameras.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This view is reinforced somewhat by federal data on job vacancies.
    — Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinforced
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“Limbered (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbered%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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