as in purgatory
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Recent Examples of limbo
The ending sense of consciousness limbo that has capped off so many other sci-fi stories may seem like an extra unnecessary layer of doom.
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Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
The back-and-forth has left the employees in a state of limbo, wondering if they will be fired again after having just been rehired.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
But the late demand by Democrats has thrown into limbo whether the measure has the seven Democratic votes needed to clear the filibuster.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 May 2025
Join 49 others in the comments View Comments At VOA, staffers have been stuck in a form of bureaucratic limbo.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
The back-and-forth has left the employees in a state of limbo, wondering if they will be fired again after having just been rehired.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
But the late demand by Democrats has thrown into limbo whether the measure has the seven Democratic votes needed to clear the filibuster.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 May 2025
Join 49 others in the comments View Comments At VOA, staffers have been stuck in a form of bureaucratic limbo.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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The internal affairs complaint that follows will likely join thousands of others in administrative purgatory.—
Natasha Dartigue,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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So while federal prohibition keeps the United States stuck in legal purgatory, cannabis is scaling across continents, becoming pharmaceutical, industrial and increasingly normalized.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The ensuing inferno was hot enough that any evidence of the lab’s purpose seemed to have burned away.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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But after being asked in several emails by an editorial writer if the L.A. inferno showed the need for a triage approach, a spokesperson for Mayor Todd Gloria defended his handling of the fire threat.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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