limbered (up)

past tense of limber (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbered (up)
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • That means establishing policies that are clear, lawful, and consistently enforced.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Precisely how rigorous planetary protection standards will be enforced is also something to consider.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The defensive front reinforced by Phillips and Smith flummoxed Love on a penultimate drive with a series of stunts that frequently struck the quarterback.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 11 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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