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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
Moments later, the spasms began.
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Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Edwards was questionable ahead of the season opener in Portland with back spasms, but played and scored 41 points against the Blazers.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
About 1% of the US population has axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a rare form of inflammatory arthritis that can cause severe joint pain, muscle spasms, stiffness, and discomfort throughout the body.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
Reid said right guard Trey Smith would miss the day’s session due to back spasms.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday evening, the team updated the injury status of All-Star shooting guard Anthony Edwards, listing him as questionable to take the court with back spasms.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Threw five gutsy innings in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series after overcoming painful spasms in his neck and upper right trapezius.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Wright said Ad Land’s contribution to paying off the annual rights bill has been remarkably consistent over the last 10 years, holding steady at around that 50% mark despite a range of marketplace disruptions and various spasms at the macroeconomic level.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Ask your doctor about over-the-counter or prescription medication options to help manage pain and spasms.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Edwards was questionable ahead of the season opener in Portland with back spasms, but played and scored 41 points against the Blazers.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
About 1% of the US population has axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), a rare form of inflammatory arthritis that can cause severe joint pain, muscle spasms, stiffness, and discomfort throughout the body.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
Reid said right guard Trey Smith would miss the day’s session due to back spasms.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday evening, the team updated the injury status of All-Star shooting guard Anthony Edwards, listing him as questionable to take the court with back spasms.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Threw five gutsy innings in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series after overcoming painful spasms in his neck and upper right trapezius.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Wright said Ad Land’s contribution to paying off the annual rights bill has been remarkably consistent over the last 10 years, holding steady at around that 50% mark despite a range of marketplace disruptions and various spasms at the macroeconomic level.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Ask your doctor about over-the-counter or prescription medication options to help manage pain and spasms.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spasms
Noun
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Peterson practiced Sunday but not Monday morning due to cramps.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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There was a real question how the impact of him being on base nine times and the accompanying leg cramps that plagued him late in extra innings would affect his stamina less than 24 hours later.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, Marty, posing as a federal agent here to arrest Lee for harassment, bursts through the One Well doors in the nick of time.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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These collisions unleash bursts of energy, allowing physicists to explore the most fundamental building blocks of the universe.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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These meteors are particularly known for being rich in fireballs, illuminating the sky with large explosions of light and color, and can produce about five meteors an hour at their peak.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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It’s most often seen in people who play sports like football, hockey and soccer, but it’s also been detected in the brains of soldiers who have been injured in explosions and in some people who experienced domestic violence.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Musk, whose partisan outbursts reportedly cost Tesla one million sales, remains the world’s wealthiest person, and could become the first-ever trillionaire.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vahid’s ensuing road trip leads to mayhem and outbursts as well as some quite funny moments.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Historically, volcanic eruptions have blasted millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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These vast eruptions hurl immense clouds of magnetized plasma from the sun's corona into interplanetary space, sometimes at millions of miles per hour.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Among the first to draw the camera flashes were Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber, the ultimate mother-daughter duo, both in custom Gucci gowns.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Already one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, the 6-foot-7 swingman, still just 22, has exhibited flashes of potency on the other end of the court.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next As of early Friday, a wind advisory was in place for the city, with the NWS warning of winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The supermodel arrived at the Empire State Building on Thursday and stayed balanced through the strong gusts of wind with the help of a pair of sturdy thigh-high boots.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Spasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spasms. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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