limbo

noun

Definition of limbonext
as in purgatory

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Recent Examples of limbo The state’s case, which had been expected to go to trial in September but is now in legal limbo, accuses Mangione of second-degree murder and weapons offenses. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 Then on August 10, a large container ship paid a staggering $4 million to fast-track its trip — leaving others, either unwilling or unable to shell out that kind of sum, in maritime limbo. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Because this upper stage had to use more thrust to get the lander into an orbit that could reach the moon, it instead got stuck in a sort of orbital limbo, SpaceX previously said. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 His mother's application was approved late last year, but his father, Rony Ponthieux, remained in legal limbo. — Tania Francois, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for limbo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limbo
  1. purgatory
  2. inferno
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  • Or will the market put it back in purgatory because people believe that Claude can do everybody's taxes?
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Billions of dollars later, most organizations got pilot purgatory instead.
    — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of purgatory
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  • Gunshots followed by an inferno Police responded to the home on Sunday evening and heard gunshots coming from out back, just before the house was completely engulfed in flames.
    — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Hiding underneath a desk in a classroom was an 8-foot python, which fire officials say started the inferno.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of inferno

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