as in purgatory
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Recent Examples of limbo
Millions of the poorest Americans are stuck in food-stamp limbo.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Morale at Goddard sank as losses mounted, and the future of different missions hung in limbo.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
However, prospective enrollees are in financial limbo.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Until then, the effort remains in procedural limbo, with supporters seeing it as a test of congressional accountability.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Morale at Goddard sank as losses mounted, and the future of different missions hung in limbo.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
However, prospective enrollees are in financial limbo.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Until then, the effort remains in procedural limbo, with supporters seeing it as a test of congressional accountability.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 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 15 Nov. 2025.
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