limns

present tense third-person singular of limn

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Verb
  • The term describes the conscious decision to avoid or renounce managerial roles in order to preserve mental health, maintain balance and prioritize meaningful work.
    Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The neural pathways that Wolf describes, those deep reading circuits built through sustained attention to text, are the same ones that enable complex reasoning, empathy, and the kind of patient thinking that democracy requires.
    Jessica Ewing September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That list also includes a display at the National Museum of the American Latino that White House officials felt inaccurately portrays the Texas revolution as a defense of slavery, not a war of independence from Mexico.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Blythe Danner, who portrays De Niro's onscreen wife Dina in the films, will reprise her role in the new movie, as will Polo, 56.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vox Dei depicts these 100-year old images in a new light — literally, which is a fitting way to celebrate the centennial of the building, Roberson said.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The real Larry was gay, though the film depicts him as more bisexual.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Limns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limns. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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