as in purgatory
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Recent Examples of limbo
The program, which has about 538,000 active participants, has been in legal and political limbo for years as courts have weighed its validity.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
In fact, the nearly 7.7 million borrowers currently enrolled in SAVE have been in legal limbo for months, without interest accruing or required monthly payments.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 24 July 2025
Trump has dialed back some of his steepest tariffs in recent weeks, while another batch of tariffs remains in legal limbo following a pair of federal court rulings in May, though the levies remain in place for now.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2025
The merger remained in regulatory limbo until Paramount Global settled with the president in early July.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
In fact, the nearly 7.7 million borrowers currently enrolled in SAVE have been in legal limbo for months, without interest accruing or required monthly payments.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 24 July 2025
Trump has dialed back some of his steepest tariffs in recent weeks, while another batch of tariffs remains in legal limbo following a pair of federal court rulings in May, though the levies remain in place for now.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2025
The merger remained in regulatory limbo until Paramount Global settled with the president in early July.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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But for solo travelers, the back of the plane can feel like purgatory.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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So, how are members supposed to react to the spin purgatory?—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Taylor Swift poured tanks of gasoline on social media, struck a match and lit the internet in an inferno of excitement.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
13 Aug. 2025
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It is not yet known whether the person died in the inferno or drowned.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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