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Recent Examples of limbo
The company's new compensation package arrives as Musk's previous payment plan remains in legal limbo.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
One True Loves, based on the 2016 novel of the same name, follows Emma (Soo), a woman caught in a tragic romantic limbo.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Some local programs supporting chargers in South Florida remain frozen, and until regulations are finalized, both local and national EV charging plans hang in limbo.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Now, several of those cases remain in legal limbo months into his presidency.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
One True Loves, based on the 2016 novel of the same name, follows Emma (Soo), a woman caught in a tragic romantic limbo.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Some local programs supporting chargers in South Florida remain frozen, and until regulations are finalized, both local and national EV charging plans hang in limbo.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Now, several of those cases remain in legal limbo months into his presidency.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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This is one of the learnings from the last wave of robotics – being stuck in POC purgatory.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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For enterprises stuck in pilot purgatory, that’s a wake-up call.—
Steve Wilson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rain, along with a phalanx of firefighters, wasn’t enough to stop the inferno that resulted.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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To the north, firefighters have had more luck against the Zogg Fire, a similarly fast-moving inferno that has killed four people.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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