as in purgatory
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As of August 2025, at least 34 local unions and 3 federations remain in registration limbo, some awaiting approval for over four years despite multiple submissions.
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Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
During the monthslong limbo, Avant Gardner fired CEO Josh Wyatt and installed Gary Richards, also known by his DJ alias, Destruco.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
Its fate fell into limbo until Simran Singh, a music business attorney, assembled a series of individual deals with theater distributors to show it.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Even Jason Voorhees, long stuck in legal limbo, was dragged out for a hard-cider ad (yes, really) with an A24 prequel series on the way.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
During the monthslong limbo, Avant Gardner fired CEO Josh Wyatt and installed Gary Richards, also known by his DJ alias, Destruco.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
Its fate fell into limbo until Simran Singh, a music business attorney, assembled a series of individual deals with theater distributors to show it.
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Even Jason Voorhees, long stuck in legal limbo, was dragged out for a hard-cider ad (yes, really) with an A24 prequel series on the way.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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Resolved or not, Franco, Abrams, and Abernathy’s years-long financial purgatory also exemplifies the unfulfilled promises of #MeToo.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The film had been set up at Paramount, but following the recent Skydance merger, the previous Paramount regime had been certain films could find new homes once the merger was signed without having to worry about ending up in development purgatory.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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After it was revealed that Vince didn't make it out of the inferno, his son Bode (Max Thieriot) and wife Sharon (Diane Farr) were devastated by the loss.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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