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as in shuffled
to walk while favoring one leg
she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler
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as in stumbled
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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as in dragged
to move slowly
we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time
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Recent Examples of limped
Anunoby limped off the Madison Square Garden floors with a few minutes left in the Knicks’ 108-102 Game 2 victory over the Sixers on Wednesday.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Anunoby, however, limped off the court in the fourth after appearing to hurt his leg, leaving his status for Game 3 in question.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 May 2026
After Game 5 of the Toronto Raptors’ first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Scottie Barnes limped slowly into the visitors interview room inside Rocket Arena.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Jeppe Tverskov, San Diego’s captain and holding midfielder, limped out of the Portland loss with a lower-body injury.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Mateo Silvetti limped out of Saturday’s game with a hamstring injury, and his status for the Salt Lake game is unknown.
—Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Anunoby, however, limped off the court in the fourth after appearing to hurt his leg, leaving his status for Game 3 in question.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 May 2026
After Game 5 of the Toronto Raptors’ first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Scottie Barnes limped slowly into the visitors interview room inside Rocket Arena.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Jeppe Tverskov, San Diego’s captain and holding midfielder, limped out of the Portland loss with a lower-body injury.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Mateo Silvetti limped out of Saturday’s game with a hamstring injury, and his status for the Salt Lake game is unknown.
—Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limped
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The puck went to Eichel, who quickly shuffled it to Barbashev for a shot from the middle of the ice above the circles that rattled off the left post and in.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Shielded by her team, Cardi B shuffled out to the street, a blob of black nylon.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Love Island had shifted what had previously been an unshakable self-identification and stumbled into comic profundity.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The Dodgers might have stumbled upon a way to keep Shohei Ohtani performing well on the mound and at the plate this season.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
17 May 2026
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Sources connected to the investigation told the paper that it was later determined that the body had been dragged from a nearby homeless encampment.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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As the violence dragged on, at least 15 people were killed, hundreds were injured, and more than two thousand were arrested, and pro-independence leaders were transferred to prisons in mainland France.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But at least on some level, Temir appears to believe that his dad is hobbled by his attachment to the past.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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However, Brandon Ingram left after scoring just one point in 11 minutes due to injury, and Scottie Barnes was hobbled for much of the second half and didn’t make a field goal after halftime.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The promotion remains the sport’s undeniable leader, but has struggled to find a new generation of mainstream stars since Rousey and Conor McGregor in the 2010s.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Advertisement Two more moderate candidates, state senator Sharif Street and pediatric surgeon Ala Stanford, split votes and struggled to catch fire.—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
20 May 2026
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But Inglis kept losing partners to Punjab fast bowler Marco Jansen (2-33) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2-25) and Lucknow crawled to 196.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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The children, a 10-year-old and two 14-year-olds who struggle with sensory issues, crawled through the back door and under the deck and waited until police came to escort them away.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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Last year alone, opposition stalled or halted more than $156 billion in planned construction spanning 48 data center projects, according to the research firm Data Center Watch.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Proceedings in the case will likely be halted as the Attorney General’s office petitions the Kansas Court of Appeals to overturn Folsom’s temporary injunction ruling.—
Matthew Kelly
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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Hundreds of people trudged up the steep switchbacks in single file.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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During a recent visit by Fortune, Haushalter trudged through her muddy post-rain fields in high rubber boots.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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