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Recent Examples of limb
Prune low-hanging tree and shrub limbs to reduce shade and increase air circulation.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Fishing boats bobbed in the tide, hulls worn and sun-bleached, their nets folded like sleeping limbs.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
The utility said Anne Arundel County and Prince George’s County were hit the hardest, but damage is extensive throughout the region, mostly due to fallen trees and tree limbs on power lines.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
In the meantime, the wound must be treated; in severe cases, the limb must be amputated.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
Fishing boats bobbed in the tide, hulls worn and sun-bleached, their nets folded like sleeping limbs.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
The utility said Anne Arundel County and Prince George’s County were hit the hardest, but damage is extensive throughout the region, mostly due to fallen trees and tree limbs on power lines.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
In the meantime, the wound must be treated; in severe cases, the limb must be amputated.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
Noun
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Will Ferrell briefly stepped in as the boss of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin, then James Spader took the helm for a season.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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Binoculars mean the difference between seeing a little gray bird and identifying a titmouse, cheering a home run and seeing the epic catch, or realizing that the 10-point buck is actually a doe standing in front of dead branches.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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