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
The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
Tree limbs and branches were down in numerous areas, including in Dearborn, Dundee, Ferndale, and Raisin Township.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 June 2026
But the stakes — lost limbs and shortened lives — make behavior change a matter of survival.
—Noelle Harff, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Severe damage can also cause twigs or limbs to die back.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Their reactions become too quick or too slow; their limbs become heavy, the racket weighing in their hands.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Strong to severe thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and booming thunder swept through the Kansas City area early Monday, knocking out power to thousands and downing some trees and limbs in the metro.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, this includes surgical debridement, draining fluid from blisters and, in more dire cases, amputation of affected limbs.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
ABC News, 13 June 2026
Tree limbs and branches were down in numerous areas, including in Dearborn, Dundee, Ferndale, and Raisin Township.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 June 2026
But the stakes — lost limbs and shortened lives — make behavior change a matter of survival.
—Noelle Harff, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Severe damage can also cause twigs or limbs to die back.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Their reactions become too quick or too slow; their limbs become heavy, the racket weighing in their hands.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Strong to severe thunderstorms with brilliant lightning and booming thunder swept through the Kansas City area early Monday, knocking out power to thousands and downing some trees and limbs in the metro.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, this includes surgical debridement, draining fluid from blisters and, in more dire cases, amputation of affected limbs.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbs
branches
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The Truist five-year plan In August 2025, the bank announced a five-year plan to expand Truist by opening 100 branches, renovating more than 300 existing branches and hiring additional advisors.—
Claire Harutunian,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
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To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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“Limbs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbs. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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