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Recent Examples of stiffness
Those dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later canceled following Dion's 2022 diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that includes rigidity and stiffness of certain areas of the body, causing unsteadiness, slower movements and difficulties walking.
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Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
By the time symptoms first appear, the majority of these cells are lost forever, meaning the disease can progress for years before any of the telltale physical symptoms emerge—tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement, among others.
—Todd Weissman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
And with white skinny jeans, these shoes introduce structure without stiffness.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
The team further enhanced performance by modifying the SMP’s chemical composition and reinforcing it with carbon fibers to improve stiffness and durability.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Dion was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological and autoimmune disorder that causes muscular stiffness, inhibiting the ability to walk and sing.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
And the Bruins accomplished this without Tyler Bilodeau, who looked good enough to raise Cronin’s spirits during Thursday’s practice but woke up with stiffness in his right knee on Friday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The core symptoms can include a fever, vomiting, confusion, muscle and joint pain and stiffness, pale or blotchy skin and a rash that doesn’t disappear when pressed.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Huang and Ferruzzi plan to do more studies in a larger group of patients to identify markers of tissue stiffness.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
By the time symptoms first appear, the majority of these cells are lost forever, meaning the disease can progress for years before any of the telltale physical symptoms emerge—tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement, among others.
—Todd Weissman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
And with white skinny jeans, these shoes introduce structure without stiffness.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
The team further enhanced performance by modifying the SMP’s chemical composition and reinforcing it with carbon fibers to improve stiffness and durability.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Dion was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological and autoimmune disorder that causes muscular stiffness, inhibiting the ability to walk and sing.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
And the Bruins accomplished this without Tyler Bilodeau, who looked good enough to raise Cronin’s spirits during Thursday’s practice but woke up with stiffness in his right knee on Friday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
The core symptoms can include a fever, vomiting, confusion, muscle and joint pain and stiffness, pale or blotchy skin and a rash that doesn’t disappear when pressed.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Huang and Ferruzzi plan to do more studies in a larger group of patients to identify markers of tissue stiffness.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffness
Noun
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Would a cyberattack that kills people finally shake us out of our indifference?—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wilkens was serving a life sentence for shooting and killing her ex-fiancé after years of abuse and stalking and indifference from the police.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The book’s occasional oases of self-examination are surrounded by dusty expanses of omission and unconcern.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Whatever the reason, Maxwell’s strength and the shark’s apparent unconcern put one of Maxwell’s friends in danger.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
Noun
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There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Experts recommend descaling every one to three months, depending on water hardness, and suggest preventative measures like occasional hot cycles, using the correct detergent amount, and regular wiping of machine parts.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Liquefy choice offers a dedicated interface with control over brush size, hardness, opacity, ramp type (Gaussian, Linear, and several more), and speed.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My fear manifested as aloofness.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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John saw Mattie and Prince as obstacles to his musical career, which led to his aloofness, anger, bullying, and hostility toward the family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The song has said everything that Ines can’t bring herself to, and her coldness chips away in the days and weeks that follow.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some of it has to do with the coldness of the skin.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Stiffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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