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as in floppy
not stiff in structure
his broken arm was limp as he held it against his side
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2
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
the limp runners just dropped to the ground after crossing the finish line
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as in listless
lacking bodily energy or motivation
the team's limp performance has many calling for the head coach's resignation
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as in to shuffle
to walk while favoring one leg
she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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as in to drag
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 limp
Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The pictures show two limp pieces of zucchini and what appear to be a charred, moldy pepper on a small baguette.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
The Belgian limped out of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Qarabag in the Champions League on November 5 with a quadriceps injury suffered early in the first half.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Frog is written by someone who is besotted by life and its perpetual gifts, even if in prickly or limp or heartbreaking packages.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The pictures show two limp pieces of zucchini and what appear to be a charred, moldy pepper on a small baguette.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
In addition to everything, Bird was now hobbled, limping off to class on an enormous campus that was 15 times bigger than French Lick.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
The Belgian limped out of Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Qarabag in the Champions League on November 5 with a quadriceps injury suffered early in the first half.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limp
Adjective
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The 32-year-old British musician first stepped into the spotlight on The X Factor as a floppy-haired teenager before becoming part of One Direction, the boy band that defined a generation of pop fandom.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For anyone who’s tired of layering in linen blankets and jute throw rugs, an accordion divider is another excellent option.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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Want a worker who always shows up, never says no, never gets sick, and can work without getting tired?—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in the season, Pope apologized to the fan base after a listless 88-69 loss to Virginia in the home opener.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Moment is a comedy with almost no effective jokes, a listless sense of pacing, and cinematography that is stylized but really not that stylish.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Moderates and conservatives shuffle through quietly, hoping to blend in.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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These technologies are designed to address bottlenecks that come from having to shuffle data around within a data center—a challenge that grows more complex as different chip types need to communicate with one another.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar stumbled, springing a 2-on-1 break with Boldy feeding a cross-ice pass to Marcus Johansson, whose wrist shot hit the left post, then got a piece of the goalie before a Colorado defender swatted it away from the goalmouth.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Feb. 2026
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Surveillance video from that night shows a man wearing a Blackhawks jersey entering the store, then stumbling out before a struggle spilled into the street.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Coach never agreed to that deal, and once Ozzy got the key on the ground, Coach dragged it over to win supplies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Software stocks have been caught up in a sell-off that dragged the sector into bear market territory, amid fears AI could make software as a service — or SaaS — obsolete.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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And we're all exhausted by the endless division.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Fluid accumulated in his body, pushing his weight close to 240 pounds and leaving him exhausted and swollen.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2026
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Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump suggested in the aftermath of that raid that military action in Cuba might not be necessary because the island’s economy was weak enough — particularly in the absence of oil shipments from Venezuela that stopped after Maduro was taken into custody — to soon collapse on its own.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Limp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limp. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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