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Recent Examples of limb
Bell-Johnson is known as One Leg and uses a prosthetic limb after losing his leg as a child in a train accident.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Up to one-third of the limbs may be removed to produce a more accessible tree.
—Tom MacKlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
If a colleague proposed treating minors’ poison ivy rashes with amputation of the affected limb, would Wolfe et al.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
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Emerson Clarridge
updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Up to one-third of the limbs may be removed to produce a more accessible tree.
—Tom MacKlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
If a colleague proposed treating minors’ poison ivy rashes with amputation of the affected limb, would Wolfe et al.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limb
branch
Noun
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Try to keep a somewhat open center to allow sunlight in and good air movement among the branches.—
Tom Macklin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Although plants played a central role in subsistence for centuries, Neolithic communities heavily relied on human and animal figures, with scarce traces of plant visual representation, such as flowers, shrubs, and branches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Limb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limb. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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