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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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Conservation and breeding efforts shuffled three giraffes around Colorado zoos this year — one returning home to Denver after months away, another joining the Denver herd and a third finding a new home in Colorado Springs, according to zoo officials.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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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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Investigators suspect 16-year-old Star Grant and a 28-year-old accomplice killed the girl’s parents and grandmother on May 1 – six days before deputies stumbled onto the crime during a May 7 welfare check, the warrant states.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
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The chain had steady growth in 2024, but seems to have stumbled in California.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 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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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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That profession relies on Haitian immigrants like her and would be hobbled by a Supreme Court decision that allowed their status to end, an industry group said in court papers.—
Lindsay Whitehurst,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In April, Jeremy Doku and Antoine Semenyo proved to be an effective outlet as Chelsea struggled to cope with their pace.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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During her weekslong trial, friends of Richinses described how the couple had moments of material strife and struggled with infidelity.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat.—
Larry Clifton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 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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The loss marked an early end for the Frost, which had previously gone a perfect 6-0 when facing elimination in the PWHL playoffs, and halted the team’s quest for a rare threepeat.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Waymo has drawn criticism for its vehicles failing to yield to school buses in Austin, and for the performance of its vehicles during widespread power outages in San Francisco in December, when robotaxis halted in traffic, causing gridlock.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 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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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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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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