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Recent Examples of stiffness
That can lead to stiffness and pain, alongside misalignment that can trigger other muscles to overcompensate.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Short-term symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, the agency reports.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
New & Noteworthy ACE Flex Comfort Compression Knee Sleeves provide compression to help relieve muscle and joint stiffness, soreness and swelling, and are recommended for mild arthritis, sprains and strains.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In one study, my team and I found a 13% difference in muscle activity among runners performing on fields of varying stiffness and elasticity.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
High fever, stomachaches, diarrhea, stiffness and muscle aches often accompany listeria.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Witt has dealt with back stiffness earlier this season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The day started with a more predictable injury – Tyler Glasnow was scratched with back stiffness.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, leading to tremors, stiffness, slow gait, balance issues and other symptoms.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
Short-term symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, the agency reports.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
New & Noteworthy ACE Flex Comfort Compression Knee Sleeves provide compression to help relieve muscle and joint stiffness, soreness and swelling, and are recommended for mild arthritis, sprains and strains.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In one study, my team and I found a 13% difference in muscle activity among runners performing on fields of varying stiffness and elasticity.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
High fever, stomachaches, diarrhea, stiffness and muscle aches often accompany listeria.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Witt has dealt with back stiffness earlier this season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The day started with a more predictable injury – Tyler Glasnow was scratched with back stiffness.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, leading to tremors, stiffness, slow gait, balance issues and other symptoms.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiffness
Noun
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Our lives are a tenuous balance between living in the world—embracing it—and living in fear of its lethality and indifference.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Many of the deaths were preventable and due to a combination of staff incompetence and cruel indifference.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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But the other pole, blithe unconcern, carries its own dangers.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The water’s mineral content and its softness or hardness comes into play with the fermenting process, Martin said.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its resistance to denting, measured by the Janka hardness scale, is about three to 10 times higher than common woods.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reached by phone, the father comes off as a cold, uncaring man, and Pacino portrays him with chilling aloofness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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In its breadth and aloofness, Death to Order feels like a distant cousin of Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, Johan Grimonprez’s cavorting 1997 documentary about airliner hijackings.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Noun
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But to the other, this is often construed as coldness or indifference.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even when the glassy lakes thaw back into water, there’s this coldness that lingers.—
Leila Chatti
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Stiffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiffness. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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