limb

as in branch
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 limb Surprisingly, though, limb synchronization in Comoretto’s robot appeared as an emergent property of its design. ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025 Some of the biggest mechanical breakthroughs came in the 16th century, many building off one another in unexpected ways: European locksmiths, clockmakers and even gunsmiths used their new techniques to create luxe artificial limbs. Heidi Hausse, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025 Is Delia permanently out on a narrative limb, with no further questions? Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2025 One tip came in anonymously with surveillance footage that showed a similar man cutting a limb from a tree at the corner of North Figueroa Street and West Avenue 26 in broad daylight. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for limb
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branch
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  • But the law bars the executive branch from using the Internal Revenue Service to target any particular taxpayer.
    Luke Garrett, NPR, 19 May 2025
  • The plaintiffs alleged that USIP staffers are not federal workers because the agency is independent of the executive branch and that DOGE's actions—from forcefully gaining access to USIP's buildings to ousting the agency's staff and replacing them with people affiliated with DOGE—violated the law.
    Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025

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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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