as in to limp
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The Magic have been limping towards the postseason ever since their two best players, forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, went down with torn right obliques early into the 2024-25 season.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025 -
The balance with Jonas Brodin Given the way Jonas Brodin limped in the dressing room before talking with the media Saturday afternoon, one wondered whether the Wild defenseman made it through his return OK?—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Projecting strength, after all, weakened Iran and hobbled its Lebanese proxy militia, Hezbollah.—
Amos Harel,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Apr. 2025
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Mitchell’s left ankle buckled and nearly hit the floor, and Mitchell, obviously hobbled, fell to the court on the sideline opposite the team’s bench.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Marco Miller and August Shapiro, the duo with the picnic basket, pranced on stage in short shorts and tiny tank tops.—
Glenna Gordon,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2025
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That fever-dream adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, featuring some of Hollywood's biggest names prancing about as feline but also weirdly humanoid sleep paralysis demons, leaves Netflix Jan. 15.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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