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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
Piriformis syndrome occurs when the piriformis muscle, located deep in the buttocks, spasms and irritates the nearby sciatic nerve.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2025
The condition is neurological, stemming from an area of the brain that causes spasms in the muscles of the voice box.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Frequent muscle spasms or trauma to the suboccipital muscles, like from whiplash after a car accident, can also cause strain and inflammation that results in pain at the base of the skull.6
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—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
LaVine is day to day with back spasms, which held him out of Monday’s win in Toronto.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 29 Jan. 2025
The condition is neurological, stemming from an area of the brain that causes spasms in the muscles of the voice box.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Frequent muscle spasms or trauma to the suboccipital muscles, like from whiplash after a car accident, can also cause strain and inflammation that results in pain at the base of the skull.6
4.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
LaVine is day to day with back spasms, which held him out of Monday’s win in Toronto.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spasm
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What’s more, even a mild calcium deficiency can cause symptoms like brittle nails, dry, scaly skin, and muscle cramps that progress the further your levels drop.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
19 Feb. 2025
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People with low magnesium, calcium, and potassium levels may notice muscle cramps, aches, or spasms.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
13 Feb. 2025
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This can cause those magnetic fields to collide and release energetic particles close to the speed of light, giving off bright bursts of radiation that are ejected outward, similar to that of a solar flare from the sun, Yusef-Zadeh says.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2022, the marathon’s energy and variety has sprawled over a weekend and a borough, with a burst of performances at spaces around Brooklyn.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 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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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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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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Both years saw eruptions at the Crater Peak vent, located two miles south of the volcano’s summit.—
Maria Aguilar Prieto,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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This week, lava fountains from Kilauea's north vent reached heights of 330 feet during the early hours of the eruption, with a slow effusion of lava from the south vent later.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The 21-year-old has shown good flashes, though, in the KHL and with the Russian national team.—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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State agencies are prepared for wildfire threats in West Texas, potential flash flooding in East Texas, & severe winter weather impacting large portions of Texas.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are predicted.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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Charlotte saw lows in the teens and 20s much of the week, and some mountain counties plummeted into single digits after dark, with wind chills below zero and 45-mph gusts. Stay Safe on Icy Roads!—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Spasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spasm. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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