limbo

noun

Definition of limbonext
as in purgatory

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Recent Examples of limbo In that scenario, energy companies and the localities seeking to recoup funds for climate change damages would remain in legal limbo. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Oct. 2026 These two novels are just a sampling of recent portrayals of this surreal land of limbo, but there are many more. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Universal Pictures pulled the plug on the biopic, which Madonna herself was set to direct, back in 2023, leaving the film stuck in development limbo. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 As of today, with that $7 million ticking fee to WBD shareholders kicking in October 1 and Ellison’s leaked threat to pull up HQ stakes outta the Golden State still stinging, the deal still sits in legal limbo. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for limbo
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  1. purgatory
  2. inferno
Noun
  • His visits to his son’s tomb are accompanied by ghosts stuck in the bardo, or purgatory, who tell their own life stories and encourage both Willie and the President to move on.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Westlock Village emerged from development purgatory to apply for building permits in late September, reviving a 4-year-old plan to bring 256 homes to the corner of State Street and Ulmer Lane in West Boise.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of purgatory
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  • The chips were made from trees killed in the 2020 Castle fire, an inferno that left thousands of acres of standing dead trunks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In 1994, a raging inferno erupted at a home in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inferno

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