as in branches
a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant
we hung the swing from the highest limb of the tree that we could reach
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Recent Examples of limbs
The primary concern locally will be strong to damaging straight line winds capable of bringing down tree limbs and causing isolated power outages.
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Eric Fisher, CBS News, 6 June 2026
And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Their reactions become too quick or too slow; their limbs become heavy, the racket weighing in their hands.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Strong to severe thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and booming thunder swept through the Kansas City area early Monday, knocking out power to thousands and downing some trees and limbs in the metro.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, this includes surgical debridement, draining fluid from blisters and, in more dire cases, amputation of affected limbs.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Their stocky bodies sit low to the ground, and their limbs are muscular.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Choose trees with low-hanging limbs that provide shelter for the beetles.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Don’t go anywhere near them or touch any objects that are near them, including tree limbs.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Eric Fisher, CBS News, 6 June 2026
And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Their reactions become too quick or too slow; their limbs become heavy, the racket weighing in their hands.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Strong to severe thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and booming thunder swept through the Kansas City area early Monday, knocking out power to thousands and downing some trees and limbs in the metro.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, this includes surgical debridement, draining fluid from blisters and, in more dire cases, amputation of affected limbs.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Their stocky bodies sit low to the ground, and their limbs are muscular.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Choose trees with low-hanging limbs that provide shelter for the beetles.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Don’t go anywhere near them or touch any objects that are near them, including tree limbs.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbs
branches
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Bank of America plans to open 150 new branches by 2027 despite the digital shift.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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More than 500 Academy members from all 19 branches opted in to read and evaluate the scripts to determine the finalists.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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“Limbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbs. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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