1
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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2
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
As for the vast majority of other sectors, hiring has limped along or seen declining employment in a labor market environment that has grown increasingly less dynamic.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Vonn, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.
—Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Midfielder Wataru Endo filled in there after Frimpong limped off on Wednesday night.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
This post was originally published on January 23 Bitcoin has limped into 2026, flailing in the wake of a gold price boom that’s catapulted it to an eye-watering $34 trillion market capitalization (triggering predictions of even more gains to come).
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Senior forward Lee Dort, Cal’s leading rebounder, limped off the court midway through the second half and didn’t return.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Monk limped off the floor and headed straight to the locker room late in the first half.
—Jason Anderson
january 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Jan. 2026
In the fourth quarter, Marcus Smart went down amid a pile of players in the lane and eventually limped to the locker room never to return.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Vonn, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.
—Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Midfielder Wataru Endo filled in there after Frimpong limped off on Wednesday night.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
This post was originally published on January 23 Bitcoin has limped into 2026, flailing in the wake of a gold price boom that’s catapulted it to an eye-watering $34 trillion market capitalization (triggering predictions of even more gains to come).
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Senior forward Lee Dort, Cal’s leading rebounder, limped off the court midway through the second half and didn’t return.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Monk limped off the floor and headed straight to the locker room late in the first half.
—Jason Anderson
january 25, Sacbee.com, 25 Jan. 2026
In the fourth quarter, Marcus Smart went down amid a pile of players in the lane and eventually limped to the locker room never to return.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limped
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That means there aren’t going to be just a few chairs shuffled around; my suspicion is much of the roster likely will be overhauled in the next few years.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday afternoon, about 300 people in a mix of puffer coats and fleeces shuffled in place on a line that snaked south along Seventh Avenue to West 10th Street, wrapped around Julius’ and circled back — an Ouroborous.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
12 Feb. 2026
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Shares stumbled last week on news about job openings in December hitting their lowest level in five years as investors tried to assess the health of the economy and figure out whether to cash in on pricey stocks.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both the Bobcats and Blue Devils have stumbled, and Yale is in a dogfight in the Ivy League.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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The beat stood out in part because expectations had been so low after a stalling labor market grew more dire as the year dragged on.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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During her arrest in December, security forces beat the activist repeatedly and dragged her by the hair, tearing sections of her scalp, and continued to beat her in the transport vehicle, the Nobel Committee said in a statement issued earlier Wednesday.—
Jomana Karadsheh,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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To its detractors, the act has unfairly hobbled American companies while foreign rivals swoop in.—
Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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By Charles Homans and Philip Montgomery With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor.—
Philip Montgomery Dan Kaufman Hugo Lindgren Lulu Garcia-Navarro Kwame Anthony Appiah Sophie Haigney Daniel Poppick John Hodgman,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The results showed that while standard chemical leaching struggled without gravity to move fluids, the microbes didn’t blink.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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The passenger was able to exit the truck while the suspect, still armed with the knife, struggled with the driver.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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One live roach crawled on the floor in front of a storage rack with seasoning and cans.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Maybe the girl had crawled under a neighbor's trailer while playing hide-and-seek.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, according to the company, shortly after midnight on January 22, an alarm in the control rod monitoring system halted the withdrawal of one control rod.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte couldn’t get enough defensive stops down the stretch, however, and saw its nine-game win streak — which was the longest since 1999 — halted.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Feb. 2026
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People trudged through heavy snow in several parts of the country to cast their votes.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Players and staff reloaded onto the team bus and trudged back into the city to hunker down at a hotel for the night.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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