as in purgatory
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Recent Examples of limbo
With the European Commission weighing in, however, Loi Violland is now in a state of limbo for at least the next four to six months as Paris and Brussels work to hammer out a compromise.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Texas’ inability to regulate body donation left research stalled and oversight in limbo for years, driven by dysfunction inside the agency tasked with fixing it.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Keeping people in limbo doesn’t help anyone.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Around four-thirty, someone initiated a game of limbo.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Texas’ inability to regulate body donation left research stalled and oversight in limbo for years, driven by dysfunction inside the agency tasked with fixing it.
—Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026
Keeping people in limbo doesn’t help anyone.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Around four-thirty, someone initiated a game of limbo.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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The last few seasons in play-in purgatory and this one out of the NBA playoffs entirely have made the last parade seem ever-distant and cast the next one in doubt.—
Greg Cote
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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All of the cases remain in a form of purgatory, despite the high court leaving the question of whether adults under 21 years old are also entitled to the right to purchase and own firearms.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Chile’s inferno was fueled by extreme heat, with temperatures pushing above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and abnormally dry conditions — but it was also driven by human changes to the landscape.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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