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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Tristan had a traumatic birth, which led to him having cerebral palsy and bilateral cochlear implants.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The latest legislative push was prompted by a car accident in California in June 2024 that left Coleman, then five-years-old, with a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy, according to the White House.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Since emerging from a coma after the crash, Dalilah Coleman has been recovering but is nonverbal and has diplegic cerebral palsy, her family has said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The latest legislative push was prompted by a car accident in California in June 2024 that left Coleman, then five-years-old, with a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy, according to the White House.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Since emerging from a coma after the crash, Dalilah Coleman has been recovering but is nonverbal and has diplegic cerebral palsy, her family has said.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
Noun
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Alexakis discussed his struggles with multiple sclerosis.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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Ambria Britt, who has multiple sclerosis and cannot stand for long periods, was forced to pay a stranger to push her wheelchair through the jammed line.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other vaccines including for poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps and rubella will remain in place unless updated through legislation, according to the state Department of Health.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Outside of lab settings, the tech was initially used as a mobility aid for people experiencing paralysis or severe gait impairments.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
25 Mar. 2026
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His serious spinal injury was triggered by a fall in 2021, which required emergency surgery to prevent paralysis, his manager Theresa Fortier said in a statement at the time.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jackson died in February at the age of 84 following a battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a condition similar to Parkinson's disease.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Jackson suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disease.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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