as in purgatory
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Recent Examples of limbo
Less well known is the work of the National Endowment for Democracy, a quasi-autonomous agency whose government funding is currently in legal limbo.
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Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of people looking to emigrate to the United States sit inside the facility’s walls in limbo, waiting for a legal process that often stretches on for weeks, months or even years.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The company burned through cash for months in regulatory limbo, its national security review frozen due to federal staffing bottlenecks.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel may be in TV limbo following the suspension of his late-night talk show, but the host's pop cultural legacy is crystal clear.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of people looking to emigrate to the United States sit inside the facility’s walls in limbo, waiting for a legal process that often stretches on for weeks, months or even years.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The company burned through cash for months in regulatory limbo, its national security review frozen due to federal staffing bottlenecks.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Kimmel may be in TV limbo following the suspension of his late-night talk show, but the host's pop cultural legacy is crystal clear.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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They had been overly motivated to find a star QB after years of positional purgatory, but the return on investment hasn’t materialized.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, Thirtysomething is still languishing in streaming purgatory, with the show only available to watch on DVD.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The inferno moved rapidly, quickly engulfing the chapel – with an unknown number of people still inside.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The streamer will also be on stage for a panel about Paul Greengrass’ The Lost Bus, in which a wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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