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as in cramp
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle
he suffers terribly from back spasms
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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
a spasm of love that he had never experienced before
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Recent Examples of spasm
People with low electrolytes may also experience muscle spasms or cramps.6
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Early signs of low calcium include muscle spasms and cramping.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Suggs had to be wheel-chaired off the court before Orlando defeated the Raptors, 106-97, and he was later ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to back spasms.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
After the game, Tocchet suggested his star goaltender was dealing with back spasms as opposed to anything involving his lower body.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Early signs of low calcium include muscle spasms and cramping.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
Suggs had to be wheel-chaired off the court before Orlando defeated the Raptors, 106-97, and he was later ruled out for the remainder of the contest due to back spasms.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
After the game, Tocchet suggested his star goaltender was dealing with back spasms as opposed to anything involving his lower body.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spasm
Noun
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As age creeps forward more back aches set in, leg cramps become an abundance, and joints begin making worrying noises.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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With Harjo and Dewhirst, a headache and cramps convey an actual boundary, and the need for an adjustment.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For a color burst, look to Proenza Schouler, Dear Frances, and Cos—these pleasant spring hues will break up the dreariness of the current season.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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Customers, including businesses, governments and individuals, will be able to request light bursts by simply entering their location's GPS coordinates online.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Plans for the upcoming flight test, which SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced this week, come a little more than a month since the last Starship launch ended in an explosion minutes after lifting off from Starbase in South Texas.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Given the explosion of WNBA collectibles — a Caitlin Clark rookie card sold for $234,850 back in December, or roughly the current max salary a WNBA player can earn under the current CBA — this is some extremely high-value territory.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Still, his 2025 projections (28 HRs, 88 RBIs, 28 SBs) are more along the lines of his 2022 AL Rookie of the Year campaign rather than his 2023 outburst (32 HRs, 103 RBIs, 37 SBs).—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Now comes Baldwin’s latest public outburst, around the same time as his show’s premiere.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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While such an eruption of fires is rare, Wood, the South Carolina Forestry Commission spokesperson, told NBC affiliate WCBD of Charleston over the weekend that the region is in peak fire season weather.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly could have created the conditions necessary for the vitrification of human brain tissue to occur, the study concluded.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This could lead to flash flooding, shallow debris flows over vulnerable burn scars, isolated rockslides, and hazardous travel conditions due slick roads.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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The drives were announced in November 2024 alongside several other Western Digital flash storage products that are being aimed at professional users and consumers.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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The south wind should be a steady 9 to 15 mph, but with some gusts blowing as high as 21 mph.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Spasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spasm. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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