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as in shuffles
to walk while favoring one leg
she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler
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2
as in stumbles
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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as in drags
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 limps
None at all leads to slow, pale, sad-looking growth that limps through the season.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The unchanged chain was dubbed Ethereum Classic, which still limps along today, though its market cap is far less than 1% of actual Ethereum.
—Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Falsehood scales instantly; correction limps behind.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Every time one player returns to the court, another limps off.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
After the midterm elections are over, the focus gradually shifts to the next presidential election, and the incumbent president increasingly limps like a lame duck.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Aside from creating the maze and covering it in snow, Pawbert limps his way through the maze, very much in homage to Jack Nicholson’s character.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
Tymere Jackson suffers a blow to his groin, and limps off the field.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
When there is much spectacle, substance limps behind, and that must be the judgement of what was achieved between India and China at Tianjin.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The unchanged chain was dubbed Ethereum Classic, which still limps along today, though its market cap is far less than 1% of actual Ethereum.
—Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Falsehood scales instantly; correction limps behind.
—Tom Debley, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Every time one player returns to the court, another limps off.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
After the midterm elections are over, the focus gradually shifts to the next presidential election, and the incumbent president increasingly limps like a lame duck.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Aside from creating the maze and covering it in snow, Pawbert limps his way through the maze, very much in homage to Jack Nicholson’s character.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
Tymere Jackson suffers a blow to his groin, and limps off the field.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
When there is much spectacle, substance limps behind, and that must be the judgement of what was achieved between India and China at Tianjin.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limps
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At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The first robot stumbles on aluminum debris, its wheels furiously trying to get traction and move around the obstacle.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O’Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the musical world our characters inhabit.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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In a chilling sequence, Dennis ties a garbage bag over Mallory’s head and drags her into the woods.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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The United States’ stockpiles of crude oil, gasoline and diesel are falling fast as the war with Iran drags on.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Major marine war risk providers have started to scrap cover for vessels operating in the Persian Gulf as the fallout from a sudden security shock hobbles key shipping routes in the region.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Carolyn switches her nail color from a bold red to a blander shade; John hobbles out of his George magazine office wearing a cast on his left ankle due to a paragliding accident.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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In it, a Native Hawaiian family struggles to reclaim the ancestral lands that colonization, tourism, and rampant development threaten to overrun.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Over the last few years, Keira has lost her ability to speak, has started having seizures, and struggles more and more with walking.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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At sunset, the city starts glowing around you while traffic crawls silently below.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Cooper’s ruling halts those plans for now.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The failure halts New Glenn missions just weeks after an upper-stage engine issue, threatening schedules for Amazon internet satellites and NASA’s Artemis moon landings that depend on Blue Origin’s heavy-lift workhorse.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apparently isn’t amused by a new board game that pokes fun at the Oklahoma City Thunder star’s reputation for garnering foul calls at the hint of contact by an opposing player.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Kym is the family fuckup and a guilty party to its biggest tragedy but also constantly pokes the bear as its selfish verbal assassin.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Limps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limps. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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