as in purgatory
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Recent Examples of limbo
This meant that Walter was stuck in a legal limbo without a pathway to gaining protection from deportation and that his deportation could be reactivated at any moment.
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Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025
Trump's steepest tariffs fell into legal limbo last week, casting uncertainty over a major swath of the president's signature economic policy.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 June 2025
In ordinary times, the likes of Dawn would be dismissed as crackpots, but in pandemic limbo, with everyone bored and at a loose end, her weird suppositions start to get traction, sending everyone down internet rabbit holes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The administration has found its contentious plan for broad and steep levies in legal limbo.
—Alex Harring,brian Evans, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Cristina Jiménez, People.com, 11 June 2025
Trump's steepest tariffs fell into legal limbo last week, casting uncertainty over a major swath of the president's signature economic policy.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 June 2025
In ordinary times, the likes of Dawn would be dismissed as crackpots, but in pandemic limbo, with everyone bored and at a loose end, her weird suppositions start to get traction, sending everyone down internet rabbit holes.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2025
The administration has found its contentious plan for broad and steep levies in legal limbo.
—Alex Harring,brian Evans, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
Noun
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Take the energy sector, where innovations frequently get stuck in pilot purgatory.—
Steve Smith,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Too sick to return to the wild, the bile bears’ futures were in purgatory, with years left in their life spans but nowhere to go.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Achieving the effect required precise teamwork—all while the actor navigated the growing inferno.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
4 June 2025
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As images of the inferno and its aftermath circulated, some took to social media to bemoan the loss while others celebrated its destruction.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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