limbers (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of limber (up)
as in props (up)

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  1. breaks in
  2. reinforces
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  • For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.
    — Craig Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sure, there will be some breaks in there, and some days that won’t have quite as much on the gridiron.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • But continuing to dismiss a genre only feeds into stereotypes that many have been working tirelessly to undo, and reinforces and empowers those that are earned.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The deal reinforces Globo’s positioning in the format rights market.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Limbers (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbers%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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