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Recent Examples of limpness
Trump’s steamrolling of anything, including the Constitution, that might impede his authoritarian project has made the limpness of the Democratic opposition more conspicuous.
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Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limpness
Noun
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Everyone seemed happy to lean into that looseness, which created an above-average show this week.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2026
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But perhaps no single moment better underscored the relative looseness of the camp than Corey Seager’s first at-bat of the spring.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trying to undo a Brazilian butt lift (or BBL) by sucking it out of the body carries the risk for nerve damage, asymmetry, and skin laxity.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Yet what scans as authorial laxity here is elsewhere integral to the novel’s charm.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Limpness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limpness. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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