Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbered (up)
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Stacy and her 14-year-old sister, Melissa, were home alone in their rural home in Dale, Indiana, when Ward broke in and attacked the teen with a knife.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The storied legacy began with patriarch Ray Boone, who broke in as an infielder with Cleveland in 1948; followed by his son Bob (1972-1990); and grandsons Bret (1992-2005) and Aaron (1997-2009).—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Federal law was not being enforced.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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As an example, over the most recent summer, Ko Itakura and Alassane Plea, the team’s best centre-back and most important utility attacker respectively, were both sold, with the squad being reinforced only with cheaper, unproven players.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Limbered (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbered%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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