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spasms

noun

plural of spasm

as in cramps

a painful sudden tightening of a muscle he suffers terribly from back spasms

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as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling a spasm of love that he had never experienced before

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Recent Examples of spasms For some reason, her spasms of agony were never spoken of in the daytime; there was no place for them in the family discourse. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Tuesday marked Glasnow’s first start since May 6 in Houston, when back spasms cut his outing short after one inning. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Glasnow pitched for the first time since May, after dealing with lingering back spasms. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 If not properly administered and monitored, an unsafe amount of potassium entering the body can lead to cardiac arrhythmia, kidney dysfunction, muscle weakness or spasms, metabolic disturbances or death, according to Ameri Pharma. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Stiff-person syndrome’s most common symptoms include muscle stiffness and painful spasms that can lead to secondary effects, like unsteady gait, double vision, and slurred speech, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026 In December 2022, Dion announced she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can cause muscle stiffness and painful spasms. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 On Saturday, Nick Bolton essentially got a rest day with three plays and Drue Tranquill did not play because of back spasms. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026 Adames diagnosed with back strain Shortstop Willy Adames, who left Wednesday’s game early due to back spasms, underwent an MRI on Thursday that revealed a low back strain. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Salmonella infection can cause diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, according to the CDC.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Edgewater defensive tackle Wes Hendry walks off the field with cramps.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cramps

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Back at Camp Cranium, bursts of laughter, whoops of delight and distant chatter punctuated the humid summer air.

— Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
To achieve this, the locus coeruleus continuously alternates between tonic activity—governing baseline arousal and alertness—and brief phasic bursts that focus attention on critical events.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of bursts

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The explosions provide different interruptions, punctuating the moment as one of Keeley’s ideas plays out in real time.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Over the course of its five-year mission, the Roman telescope will capture images of the Milky Way, survey the entire sky and observe supernova explosions that occurred as far as 8 billion years ago.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of explosions

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Mann said that the study doesn't have a complete record of corals over the past 1,000 years, and also that his research has shown that volcanic eruptions have played more of a role than climate change in past El Niño events.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Sonic booms, volcanic eruptions and meteor airbursts can produce similar atmospheric shock waves, potentially creating other natural seismic sources.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of eruptions

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The region was under a thunderstorm alert at the time and wind gusts exceeding 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) were recorded at a nearby meteorological station.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
The region was under a thunderstorm alert at the time of the tornado, with wind gusts exceeding 60 miles per hour recorded at a nearby meteorological station.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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