as in upheaval
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
the Russian Revolution was one of the major convulsions of the 20th century
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Recent Examples of convulsion
But in 1956, children and adults began falling ill with convulsions, delirium, loss of muscle control, drooling, and tremors.
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Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Common symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions and diarrhea, the CDC said.
—Joe Kottke, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Infection symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, loss of balance and convulsions.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Nov. 2024
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Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Common symptoms of listeriosis include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions, sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, convulsions and diarrhea, the CDC said.
—Joe Kottke, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Infection symptoms include fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, stiff neck, loss of balance and convulsions.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convulsion
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Read: The GoFundMe fires In moments of tragedy or upheaval, not all Angelenos can take their freedom of mobility for granted, in part because of how Southern California infrastructure has developed over the past century.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Ten years later, the music industry would experience upheaval of its own, with the internet beginning its ascent as the primary source for music consumption, soon cratering sales of recorded music amidst the rise of online file sharing and streaming.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Its parent company, Ocean Approved, launched this consumer brand in 2019 and is leading a quiet, underwater revolution in American agriculture.—
Heide Brandes,
thehustle.co,
24 Jan. 2025
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Since no one else is abandoning the renewable energy revolution, the rest of the world will now look to China to help meet that demand.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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After a term marked by civil unrest, incompetence, moral and ethical failures, conspiracy theories, extremism, mismanaging COVID, and overseeing Republican losses in the House and the Senate, America was decidedly tired of Trump’s ineptitude and self-destructiveness.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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But unlike when Trump helped spark a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol and tried to retain power in 2021 after his loss to Democrat Joe Biden, officials are not expecting massive protests, unrest or violence.—
Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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As Stephen Nesbitt wrote in a beautiful feature yesterday, Sasaki’s hometown was largely wiped away by the infamous Tohoku earthquake.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Although Onagawa was closer to the earthquake’s epicenter and faced an even more powerful tsunami, the reactors there – which were identical in type and age to Fukushima’s and subject to the same regulations – emerged almost unscathed.—
Najmedin Meshkati,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Convulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convulsion. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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