as in branches
a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant
we hung the swing from the highest limb of the tree that we could reach
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Recent Examples of limbs
Watch for falling debris and tree limbs.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Trees and tree limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Trees and tree limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Trees and limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
—Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs braced against high winds Friday, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, causing power outages, tree limbs and debris to blow across yards and roads and semitrucks to roll over on highways.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Ali’s head and limbs were recovered at the Jamaica Wildlife Refuge last Thursday and Friday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Scrape the bark down the limbs and trunk.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Trees and tree limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Trees and tree limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Trees and limbs fell into or onto homes and cars from Cleveland to Pittsburgh.
—Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs braced against high winds Friday, with wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, causing power outages, tree limbs and debris to blow across yards and roads and semitrucks to roll over on highways.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Please send your reports of hail or wind damage, including trees or large limbs downed, by calling the National Weather Service office in Wilmington at 1 800 697 3901.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
Ali’s head and limbs were recovered at the Jamaica Wildlife Refuge last Thursday and Friday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
Scrape the bark down the limbs and trunk.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbs
branches
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Remove branches that cross or crowd each other and any growing toward the shrub's center.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Limbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbs. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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