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limbering (up)

verb

present participle of limber (up)
as in breaking in

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbering (up)
  1. breaking in
  2. enforcing
  3. reinforcing
Verb
  • History is only half of the equation here, as both the Tigers and Gators are breaking in new coaches who just as easily could have been on opposite sidelines.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Just recently, a client came to us because their onboarding and user data pipeline kept breaking in ways their users could feel.
    — Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of breaking in
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  • Earlier this month, Silver Diner filed a lawsuit against Fraport, claiming that the company breached its 2022 contract with the restaurant by enforcing costly renovations at an significantly higher price than initially agreed.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • So how do leaders coach employees to use it responsibly and productively while maintaining security and enforcing governance across the organization?
    — Haris Pylarinos, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of enforcing
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  • Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Tuesday that soldiers from an engineering regiment were reinforcing border guard infrastructure along the Polish-Ukrainian frontier.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Leaders are responsible for modeling those behaviors, setting clear expectations and reinforcing them through coaching and feedback.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of reinforcing
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“Limbering (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbering%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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