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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Hills, who has cerebral palsy, launched her business, The Dazey Hills Company, in January 2019 in Southampton, UK, representing about 10 local actors while working on a production job for a Hollywood movie filmed in the UK.
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Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Born with mild cerebral palsy and a connective tissue disorder known as Marfan Syndrome, the 25-year-old ceramicist spent his adolescence in physical therapy working with putty and Play-Doh to build up dexterity and motor control.
—David Nash, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy from the brain injury and had a feeding tube placed.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
Renee Christian, a single mom with cerebral palsy, lives in Buffalo, New York, with her 12-year-old daughter.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
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Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Born with mild cerebral palsy and a connective tissue disorder known as Marfan Syndrome, the 25-year-old ceramicist spent his adolescence in physical therapy working with putty and Play-Doh to build up dexterity and motor control.
—David Nash, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy from the brain injury and had a feeding tube placed.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
Renee Christian, a single mom with cerebral palsy, lives in Buffalo, New York, with her 12-year-old daughter.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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This scene played out repeatedly during the couple’s travels across Europe, Alaska and beyond – a testament not only to human kindness but to their spirit and refusal to let Trish’s multiple sclerosis stop them from traveling.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Schweers openly shared her journey battling multiple sclerosis and infertility to her online community, documenting the highs, the lows, everything.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
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This suggests that Congress — already plagued by severe partisan gridlock — could face even greater degrees of paralysis.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms of the more serious illness include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis, according to the CDC.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms can include a rash and flu-like symptoms, with some people going on to experience arthritis, facial palsy, pain, irregular heartbeats and other worsening symptoms.—
Grace Gavilanes,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The Emmy-winning composer died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles following an eight-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Clausen’s daughter told the Hollywood Reporter.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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