limbering (up)

Definition of limbering (up)next
present participle of limber (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbering (up)
Verb
  • If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Wild forward Nico Sturm has been breaking in his Team Germany skates at a few Minnesota practices, and joked about hiding his on-ice moves from NHL teammates that may be foes in Italy.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In 2025, Texas led the nation in total debt collection complaints, according to data from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau — a federal agency tasked with enforcing consumer protection laws.
    William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The onboard disagreement escalated as other passengers also sought to use the underseat space reserved for the guide dog, raising questions about enforcing service animal rules on commercial flights.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The team further enhanced performance by modifying the SMP’s chemical composition and reinforcing it with carbon fibers to improve stiffness and durability.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • OpenAI is battling more than a dozen different death and harm suits, including one centered on a tragic murder-suicide allegedly spurred by ChatGPT reinforcing an unstable man’s paranoid delusions.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Limbering (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbering%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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