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as in shuffled
to walk while favoring one leg
she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler
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as in stumbled
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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as in dragged
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 limped
Between that and his missing half the season, the Bucks limped to a 50-loss season.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Wrobleski limped away, finally able to react to the pain where the ball hit him.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Tunisia holding its breath Central midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, arguably Tunisia’s best player, limped off the field during a warm-up game against Austria, according to the Score.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Earlier in the game, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson limped to the locker room after Spurs forward Harrison Barnes was pushed into his right knee.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
The Dutch West India Company limped along in gradual decline before being dissolved in 1794.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 June 2026
The Twins limped into what is a big series against a division rival at Target Field on Monday, losers of five straight and minus a pair of starting pitchers — Bailey Ober and Simeon Woods Richardson.
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John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a game-high 35 points and nine assists but wasn’t enough to carry a Thunder team that limped to the finish line, dealing with fatigue and a slew of injuries.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
George landed awkwardly and limped to the dugout in obvious pain, slamming his helmet to the ground.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Wrobleski limped away, finally able to react to the pain where the ball hit him.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Tunisia holding its breath Central midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, arguably Tunisia’s best player, limped off the field during a warm-up game against Austria, according to the Score.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Earlier in the game, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson limped to the locker room after Spurs forward Harrison Barnes was pushed into his right knee.
—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
The Dutch West India Company limped along in gradual decline before being dissolved in 1794.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 June 2026
The Twins limped into what is a big series against a division rival at Target Field on Monday, losers of five straight and minus a pair of starting pitchers — Bailey Ober and Simeon Woods Richardson.
—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a game-high 35 points and nine assists but wasn’t enough to carry a Thunder team that limped to the finish line, dealing with fatigue and a slew of injuries.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
George landed awkwardly and limped to the dugout in obvious pain, slamming his helmet to the ground.
—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limped
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Sarah was sent to a mental hospital, and the boys were shuffled among family members, ending up with their penniless grandmother in Kentucky.
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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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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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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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When Twain lunched with Theodore Roosevelt, he was dismayed that the president dragged in his Rough Rider exploits in Cuba three or four times.
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The bureau said government spending, exports, consumer spending all drove real GDP growth, while imports dragged.
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The shortage has forced the FAA to stop or delay traffic several times, and not only during the partial government shutdown that hobbled many control facilities across the country.
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Primary voters are much more likely to be progressives friendly to Mamdani’s brand of socialism, Honan said, seen in 2025 when Mamdani twice defeated Andrew Cuomo, the three-term centrist former governor who was hobbled by scandal.
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Germany, whose 10 goals in the group stage were tied for the most of any team, struggled to find a way through Paraguay's 4-5-1 setup.
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Even as her body struggled, Gifford noted her sense of humor never disappeared.
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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Unlike text or images, robotic manipulation data cannot be crawled from the internet.
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Kyle Stowers went 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBI and three runs for the Marlins, who halted a two-game slide.
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The third round was halted for about an hour because of a late storm.
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Claus trudged to the monitor, watched the foul on an agonizing loop and promptly handed Balogun a red card.
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The next morning a young man, who Colocousis said showed up in a Jeep with New York plates, trudged across a thin layer of snow to his doorstep.
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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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