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as in cramps
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle
he suffers terribly from back spasms
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as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
a spasm of love that he had never experienced before
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Recent Examples of spasms
Following a tough defeat and then losing ace Chris Sale, who was a late scratch with back spasms, things seemed gloomy for Atlanta.
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David Close, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Braves starter Chris Sale, the NL Cy Young favorite, is expected to miss the Wild Card Series with back spasms.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
David Close, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Braves starter Chris Sale, the NL Cy Young favorite, is expected to miss the Wild Card Series with back spasms.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spasms
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For Menstrual Pain OTC medications can also help relieve stomach pain stemming from menstrual cramps.Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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For Menstrual Pain OTC medications can also help relieve stomach pain stemming from menstrual cramps.Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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More than a week before the pager explosions, Israel launched airstrikes against Syria on September 8, itself not unusual.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Reuters video showed explosions close to the Beirut airport just as a Middle East Airlines flight was landing.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Solar flares can lead to coronal mass ejections—or eruptions of solar material—which are known to cause Northern Lights sightings, and a pair of CMEs is expected to affect Earth between Friday and Sunday.Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Particularly when coupled with popular in-office treatments, these aggressive protocols exacerbated chronically sensitive complexions that were prone to prone to redness, textural irregularities and eruptions.Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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And perhaps, if the gusts are strong enough, snap trees 50 miles inland.Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Spasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spasms. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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