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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, however, limped off the court in the fourth after appearing to hurt his leg, leaving his status for Game 3 in question.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Embiid — clearly in pain — immediately limped to the far corner on the next offensive possession, effectively taking himself out of the play while dealing with the discomfort.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 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
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 May 2026
Embiid — clearly in pain — immediately limped to the far corner on the next offensive possession, effectively taking himself out of the play while dealing with the discomfort.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 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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Carlos Mendoza isn’t to blame, nor are this group of players, who are being shuffled around the field like Yahtzee dice.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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While the administration has shuffled funding to pay DHS employees during the shutdown, those funds are expected to dry up in the first week of May if Congress doesn’t act beforehand.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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With Colorado on the power play, the Avs icon lost the puck near the Minnesota blue line and stumbled while retreating.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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But Musk stumbled at least seven times in ways that possibly put his chances at winning in jeopardy.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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On March 14, visiting SDFC led FC Dallas 3-1 before Petar Musa dragged the home side back.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Carboniferous period dragged on for sixty million.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Anthony Edwards hobbled and eventually had to be helped off the floor in the second quarter of Minnesota’s Game 4 of Round 1 against Denver on Saturday at Target Center.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
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Nataliia hobbled down seven flights of stairs, stopping briefly on the third floor to borrow slippers and a sweater from a friend to cover her pink skin.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The more epistemically rigorous elements in the coalition have struggled to make common cause with these lower-information voters.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Both struggled with foul trouble, and the Knicks outscored Philly 56-30 in the paint, yet the Sixers were still a few baskets away from evening the best-of-seven series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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San Francisco wasted opportunities to score in the second and third, loading the bases in the latter frame, but the Giants crawled their way back to a tie.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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More commonly, prescribed burning is halted because Forest Service staff are occupied fighting wildfires.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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But while a subsequent ceasefire has largely halted fighting in Iran, Washington and Tehran remain unable to agree to a more secure peace.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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When the game ended, following Mosley’s postgame comments to the team, Suggs trudged in his flip-flops to the team’s therapy areas.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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