convulsed

past tense of convulse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of convulsed As arson and violence convulsed Black neighborhoods, white support for the movement plummeted. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convulsed
Verb
  • After a while, the lady shook her head.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter about 6 miles south-southeast of Pinnacles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If Hall jerked too violently, let alone tried to run, the wire would pull the trigger, firing the shotgun Kiritsis had pointed at the back of Hall’s head.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For much of last season, Atletico appeared set to seriously compete on all fronts, but their season shuddered to a stop in March with a series of disappointing defeats by Barcelona and Madrid across La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The van shuddered, shifted gear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Convulsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convulsed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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