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as in floppy
not stiff in structure
his broken arm was limp as he held it against his side
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2
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
the limp runners just dropped to the ground after crossing the finish line
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as in listless
lacking bodily energy or motivation
the team's limp performance has many calling for the head coach's resignation
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as in to shuffle
to walk while favoring one leg
she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler
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as in to stumble
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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as in to drag
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 limp
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Officers found one of the dogs limping from an apparent injury and determined the home was not fit to properly care for animals, Roseville police said.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
Surrounded by her family, Sybil’s body goes limp after several intense minutes of writhing in pain on the bed.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2026
Verb
Willis Reed limping to the court for a Game 7.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Officers found one of the dogs limping from an apparent injury and determined the home was not fit to properly care for animals, Roseville police said.
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Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Dogs of all shapes and sizes entered the gates of Citi Field Thursday night with wagging tails, floppy ears and plenty of Mets gear.
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Jayden Antropov, a floppy-haired recent high-school graduate, had taken the day off from working two part-time jobs, at Publix and at a burger joint.
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Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
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Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
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The length exacerbates all the rest of the series' sins, including a lack of emotional depth, gratuitous suffering and violence, long stretches of boring, listless plotting and extraneous characters.
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Instead of the fantastical, even beautiful diaper sculptures, we were served the waste products of listless consumption.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Pretoria responded to the threat of violence in June 30 protests with millions of dollars shuffled inside the police budget, tactical units deployed, and soldiers on standby.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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However, Portugal stumbled in its opening match, managing only a 1–1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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But as the days dragged on, headlines about power outages and water shortages took a back seat to a far more gruesome and horrific reality.
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Compounding concerns, California officials say the Department of Transportation is dragging its feet.
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But Eustaquio moved — likely exhausted — in union with his team towards South Africa’s box.
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Back-to-back overnights left Greenwald exhausted and depressed.
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Following a year of historically weak hiring in 2025, hiring rebounded this spring.
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In a weak free-agency class, centers Robert Williams III (Portland) and Mark Williams (Phoenix) are already off the market, each reportedly agreeing to return to their current teams.
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“Limp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limp. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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