limbo

noun

Definition of limbonext
as in purgatory

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Recent Examples of limbo As Artificial remains in distribution limbo, Luca Guadagnino appears hopeful for the film’s release, but not so much for the state of the world living with AI. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026 But while most of the apartment has been blessed by the magic of Angela’s personal touch, two rooms remain in limbo. — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 26 June 2026 The other 167 remain in limbo, with no infrastructure requiring that they be considered by the council or the department. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 No available funding has been found, those people said, and the office remains in limbo. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for limbo
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  1. purgatory
  2. inferno
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  • The Tampa Bay Lightning’s quest to escape their recent first-round playoff purgatory starts with a new 84-game regular-season slate.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • Cthulhu, who tricks the Minions into releasing his friends from purgatory.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 June 2026
Definition of purgatory
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  • Sunday’s temperature for the men’s final is forecast to be around 82 degrees—hot, yes, but nothing like the inferno that was Paris—and so external factors would seem to be at a minimum.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • At least 12 people have been killed in one of southern Spain’s worst-ever wildfires, local officials said Friday, as tragic stories emerge of victims’ attempts to flee the inferno.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of inferno

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