limbering (up)

present participle of limber (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbering (up)
Verb
  • And also, at the exact same moment, your heart is breaking in half because one day, lots of days, actually, your child is going to go out and enjoy that absolutely beautiful, mind-blowing, magical world.
    Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If the state is really intent on enforcing crosswalk-marking standards and not just intent on pushing a hateful, exclusionist agenda, the answer will be yes.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • According to Tour and Travel World, Venice isn’t the only Italian city enforcing penalties for bad behavior.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Against this backdrop, the M7’s 99 miles of pure electric driving places it at the top of the segment, reinforcing SAIC’s push to combine long-distance practicality with competitive all-electric performance.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Regardless of whether these films are changing minds or reinforcing existing beliefs, their growing international influence underscores cinema’s enduring power to generate public discourse, even in the face of war.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Limbering (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbering%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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